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Andreyevsky Bridge
In 1905-1907, a railway bridge was built across the Moskva River at the 35th kilometre of the small ring of the Moscow Circular Railway. After the assassination in 1905 of the Moscow governor-general, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, the bridge was […]
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What is shotcrete, and what are the two methods of shotcreting?
Shotcrete is quite literally concrete that is ‘shot’ out of a hose. The two main ways of applying Shotcrete are either a dry-mix or a wet-mix process. ‘Gunite’ refers to the dry-mix version, and spray concrete is also used to […]
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Why is shotcrete used for soil stabilization?
Slope stabilization can range from spraying a reinforced overlay of Shotcrete, to a complete anchored approach. Using both rock as anchors along with steel reinforcing will give a fast, cost-effective solution for securing unstable surfaces.
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How is shotcrete used in slope stabilization work?
In civil projects and engineering, Shotcrete has great use in stabilizing soil or rocky slopes. Steel mesh can be laid over the surface, and then shotcrete sprayed over the top, securing the top layer and enabling the slop to become […]
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How do you create shotcrete walls?
Most structures have steel and concrete frames. Supporting beams and columns criss cross as required to form the central support for the rest of a buildings weight. The wet concrete that makes up Shotcrete, is sprayed directly onto steel mesh […]
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How do you make shotcrete capping beams?
Concrete capping beams are needed to form part of a building mainframe, or skeleton. They form a grid of columns and beams that serve to support a buildings roofs, elevator shafts, walls and so on. Shotcrete is sprayed onto steel […]
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What is a shotcrete basement wall?
Shotcrete is perfectly suited to making basements walls, as it can be so easily be pumped down and then shot out of pressurized hose and nozzle. It can be used to make solid walls be being sprayed directly onto steel […]
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What’s the difference between shotcrete and concrete?
The main difference between concrete and shotcrete, is what occurs during its application. While concrete is poured on, or into pre-formed framework, using a mixer truck, Shotcrete is quite literally ‘shot’ onto a surface from a pressurized hose.
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How is shotcrete applied?
Shotcrete is applied to a surface using a pressurized hose and nozzle, often called a ‘gun.’ It causes the wet cement mixture to shoot evenly onto on to whatever the surface is that it is being applied to. It is […]
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What Type of application is shotcrete
When Shotcrete is correctly and professionally applied, it is a solid, durable material that has extremely good bonding ability to existing concrete or other surfaces – like rock or steel. Shotcrete is very versatile, and used in both commercial and […]
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