Crom International LLC (Crom), a subsidiary of The Crom Corporation, recently completed two large shotcrete storage tank projects in Qatar totaling over 144 million gal. (545,000 m3) of usable potable water storage.
Does Dry-Mix Shotcrete Have to be Dusty?
An underground environment is often fraught with hazards – some obvious and some not-so-obvious.
Hagerbach Underground Test Gallery
A world-class facility, the Hagerbach underground test gallery is located in Flums, Switzerland.
Shotcrete Hose/ System Cleanout Safety
I am writing this article to reinforce to the members of wet- or dry-process shotcrete crews that the cleanout process can be very dangerous.
Honoring the Past
I have always been proud of the fact that my family?s roots in our part of Connecticut date back to pre-revolutionary colonial times? 1659 to be exact.
Hose Selection and Safety in Concrete Pumping
There are many options for hoses to use for the concrete pumping portion of wet-process shotcrete application,
Job Report on Hydropower Station in Stanzertal, Austria
It is remarkable that three different tunnelbuilding methods are being used on this hydropower station construction site: excavator, drill and blast, and tunnel boring machine (TBM) advancement.
Shotcrete Testing Around the World
Charles Hanskat?s article on ?Shotcrete Testing?Who, Why, When, and How?1 in the Summer 2011 issue of Shotcrete magazine provided us with an excellent overview of shotcrete testing in the United States.
Shotcrete Placed in Multiple Layers does NOT Create Cold Joints
Designers and inspectors often confuse placement of multiple layers of shotcrete in building out a section with cold joints experienced in cast-in-place concrete construction.
VanDusen Botanical Gardens
Torrent Shotcrete Structures was approached by the project team with a particular problem that was unforeseen at the design stage.