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Materials scientist and concrete expert George Yoggy has studied the shotcrete and gunite processes for more than 50 years, focusing not only on tunnel and mine construction, but also turning his eye toward watershapes.

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The Soundview YMCA selected the Drakeley Pool Company to construct a multiple-pool facility in Branford, CT, in the fall/winter of 2009.

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As a practitioner and student of the shotcrete process, I am always looking for learning tools to help in our concrete endeavors.

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Because of its role in the concrete construction industry, the American Shotcrete Asso ciation (ASA) receives many questions, both technical and nontechnical, from those interested in the shotcrete process.

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2009 Outstanding Pool & Recreational Project

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The homeowners live and work in Manhattan with their teenage son. When they want to relax, however, they all head upstate to their home overlooking the Hudson River Valley.

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Private swimming pool construction in Southern California has reached epic proportions that is worthy of analysis that will help explain its growth and trends,