Shotcrete is used for many different hydraulic projects in the arid western part of the U.S.
Péribonka Hydroelectric Development Project
Whistler Sliding Centre
ConCreate USL Ltd. of Bolton, ON, Canada, in consortium with Emil Anderson Construction of Hope, BC, Canada, was selected to construct the Whistler Sliding Centre.
The Alfranjet Shotcrete System
For more than 80 years, Refractarios Alfran has supplied the refractory industry worldwide with materials from precast pieces to castables.
Guniting Steel Cement Kiln Stacks
Some interesting guniting work was recently accomplished at the plant of the St. Mary’s Cemtne Co. Ltd., St. Mary’s, Ont., where three steel kiln stacks were coated with gunite in order to make them self-supporting,
Shotcrete Repairs in Barbados? A Caribbean Experience
Challenges associated with the placement of concrete vary depending on the conditions in which the project is undertaken.
2006 Outstanding International Project: Reform and Expansion of Bridgetown Port
The Port of Bridgetown on the island of Barbados was originally constructed in the early 1960s and expanded in the mid-1970s
A Report from the ITA Working Group on Shotcrete Use
Working Group 12, Shotcrete Use of the International Tunneling and Underground Space Association (ITA) was established in 1989.
Shotcrete Repairs—the Main Development Trend in Poland
The shotcrete method first appeared in Poland in the 1930s.
Freeport’s New Barmac Delivers High-Quality Shotcrete Sand
In November 1936, during a climbing expedition to the glacier-capped peaks of central New Guinea, Dutch Petroleum Geologist Jean Jaques Dozy discovered a massive copper mineralized outcrop