PoolHow Dense Are You?
Bill Drakeley
Read MoreWebster?s Dictionary provides three basic definitions for ?denseness?:
PoolDream Pools and Spas in Cold Climates: Made a Reality with Shotcrete
Dennis Burns and Marc Ferland
Read MoreWe see them in Hollywood movies, in luxury hotels and resorts, in state-of-the-art water parks, and now in residential backyards. Exotic, fantasy pools and spas harmo-nized within water gardens, waterfalls, and statues are now gaining in popularity. Whether it is for entertainment, exercise, the occasional
PoolArchitecturalRecreationalArt, Animals, and Architecture: Shotcrete Builds National Aquarium in Baltimore
Dave Knipe
Read MoreIt has been widely known for several decades that shotcrete is an ideal material for constructing naturalistic habitats for animals. When fresh concrete is freed from the constraining requirements of a rigid form, it can be shaped and carved in much the same way a
PoolSwimming Pools: Then and Now
Chris Zynda
Read MoreIn the late sixties when I started in the shotcrete industry, swim-ming pool construction was the main use for dry-mix shotcrete. Ah, yes, the good old œgunite days. Those were the days when safety was strictly a result of good luck. There were no complaints
PoolThe Association of Pool & Spa Professionals
Suzanne Mackenzie Barrows
Read MoreIn 1956, the National Swimming Pool Institute (NSPI) was established by members of the pool industry to provide a forum for discussion among industry professionals to elevate the standards of the swimming pool industry, to promote swimming and swimming pools, to educate the public about
PoolConfirming Shotcrete Quality On Site
Steven H. Gebler and George W. Seegebrecht
Read MoreConstruction workmanship contributes signiïcantly to the quality of any concrete project, but it plays a particularly important role in shotcrete projects. Preconstruction testing of cores taken from sample panels can help flag some potential material problems, but the shotcrete crew™s technique determines the quality of
PoolBuilding Swimming Pools with Shotcrete Using the National Spa and Pool Institute [NSPI] Manual: Reinforcement of Shotcrete Pools/Plastering
Denis Beaupre
Read MoreThe objective of this paper is to discuss some as-pects of shotcrete pool construction, using Chapter 7, œPool Structure, of the NSPI Builders Manual as a guide. The author came into contact with this manual after being asked, on behalf of ASA™s Edu-cation Committee, to
PoolTeaching Techniques: Pool and Spa Professionals Gain Shotcrete Expertise
Al Rizzo
Read MoreSeeing is believing. It’s also a good way to teach. That’s the idea behind a series of scheduled demonstrations slated for the 2001 International Pool & Spa Expo, which will be held in Phoenix, November 27-30. More than just a passive exhibition, this area will
PoolShaping Dreams- Shotcrete Makes it Happen
Susan Swagler
Read MoreSome of the world’s dreamiest pools are formed from very concrete ideas. According to the National Spa & Pool Institute (NSPI), an international trade association of more than 5,200 manufacturers, distributors, retailers, service companies, and builders in the pool/spa and hot tub industry, some 7.5
PoolArchitecturalRecreationalEnhancing Our Environment with Artificial Rockwork
George Evans
Read MoreShotcrete that can enhance a project aesthetically, structurally. or both. The strength and durability of shotcrete have been combined with the naturally pleasing apple.1r.111ce of rockworl< to make a visually appealing structure in a natural setting.