Just about everyone in the construction industry has been feeling the effects of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, but there is one sector that has been largely undeterred from moving ahead with plans for new buildings?public school districts.
Structural Shotcrete Reinforcing
One the biggest topics I run into while working on structural shotcrete is reinforcing steel.
Garden Valley (Jardines del Valle) Housing
The Garden Valley (?Jardines del Valle? in Spanish) housing project is an ongoing residential housing project in the suburbs of Santiago, Chile.
Manchester Terminals, LLC, Dock Rehabilitation
In the summer of 2006, our company was presented the challenge of restoring the largest independently-owned shipping terminal in Houston, TX, to its original state.
Dry-Mix Shotcrete Equipment
In the beginning, man created the dry-mix process…and it was good. Today, both the dry- and the wet-mix processes are in use.
Homegrown Innovation in Swimming Pool Dry-Mix Shotcrete Equipment
I have always enjoyed our ASA President Chris Zynda?s articles, where he?s mentioned his past experiences working on a gunite crew in the swimming pool industry.
Don’t Get Buried
My company recently started work on a 164 ft (50 m) long-course compition swimming pool with an attached diving well at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
What You Need to Know Before Selecting a Wet-Mix Shotcrete Pump
Wet-mix shotcrete is a method of placing concrete.
Jetcreter
Greater capacity through continuous feeding.
Dry-Mix Guns
Basically, three different types of shotcrete guns exist for the dry-mix process, all of which work on the suspension-conveying principle.