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RepairUndergroundStructuralStructural Shotcrete Overhead

Warren Harrison

As a contractor, I have frequently been asked if shotcrete can be used for overhead applications.

ArchitecturalStructuralTerra Lago Bridge

Laurel Mellett

Early in 2004, Gary Williams of SunCal Companies contacted Commercial Shotcrete, Inc. (CSI), to assist him with the design of a bridge for a project his organization was developing in Indio, CA, called Terra Lago

StructuralShotcrete Classics: Protection of Steel Against Corrosion

B.C. Collier

Employment of Gunite for protection of steel structures.

StructuralOutstanding Infrastructure Project Scottsdale Arch at Indian Bend Wash

Bill Noland

The Scottsdale Road project consisted of a road widening from two to four lanes with center turn lanes

StructuralInternationalSlope Stabilization Using the Shotcrete Grid Beam System in Japan

Yuji Samaru and Koji Sugiyama

Continuous grid beam structures made of shotcrete have been used for over 30 years in Japan to stabilize natural and man-made cut slopes. This slope stabilization structure, generally called œGrid Beam, is widely applied in Japan. It was used in more than 4600 slope stabilization

RepairArchitecturalUndergroundStructuralQuality Management of Shotcrete in North America

Dudley R. “Rusty” Morgan and Roland Heere

As for all construction materials, a proper program of quality management should be implemented in shotcrete construction to protect the owner™s investment. This article briefly examines typical shotcrete Quality Management (QM) practice in North America. QM can be considered to be comprised of Quality Assurance

ArchitecturalStructuralAdvantages of Using Shotcrete for Arch Culverts

Howard L. Robbins

A rich structures have been used in various forms of construction for thousands of years. The earliest arch structures date back to ancient times when crude arch prototypes were constructed by building a corbelled arch in which projecting elements from a wall rose in steps

RepairStructuralSeismic Retrofit of Littlerock Dam

M.P Forest, D.R Morgan, J.R Obermeyer, P.L Parker and D.D LaMoreaux

RepairStructuralHistory of Shotcrete in Seismic Retrofit in California

James Warner

The widespread use of structural shotcrete actually began long before the first appli-cation was made. Its rise was politically motivated and its continued development dictated by the occurrence of earthquakes. Responding to a school fire in the 1920s, the Los Angeles School Board directed that

RepairArchitecturalStructuralWashington State’s Capitol Seismic Repair

Marcus von der Hofen

Washington State’s Capitol Seismic Upgrade will surely rank as one of the top restoration projects of this decade and shotcrete proved to be essential to its success. As with most complex rehabilitations, many of the hurdles faced arose after the project had begun. The ability