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GeneralInfluence of Construction Joints in Wet-Mix Shotcrete Panels

Jean-Francois Trottier, Dean Forgeron, and Michael Mahoney

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Where a section of shotcrete is left incom-plete at the end of a shooting shift, some provision must be made to ensure that the joint will not develop a plane of weakness at this point. According to the American Concrete Institute™s œGuide to Shotcrete1 and