Shotcrete - Materials, Performance and Use

This comprehensive textbook covers current state-of-the-art shotcrete technology. It provides an overview of the many and various uses of shotcrete. It includes chapters with case histories on shotcrete materials and mixture proportioning, performance, shotcrete research, equipment and shotcrete application.

List of contents

1. Introduction.  2. Shotcrete Definitions and Terminology.  3. History of Shotcrete.  4. Shotcrete Materials.  5. Shotcrete Mixture Proportioning.  6. Shotcrete Performance Requirements.  7. Shotcrete Research & Development.
8. Shotcrete Equipment.  9. Shotcrete Application.  10. Buildings and Structures.  11. Infrastructure Repair and Rehabilitation.  12. Ground Support and Shoring.  13. Underground Support in Tunnels.  14. Shotcrete in Mining.  15. Swimming Pools and Spas.  16. Architectural Shotcrete.  Appendix A. Specification for structural shotcrete.

About the author

Dr. Marc Jolin is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Water Engineering at Université Laval in Québec City, Canada. He received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, Canada, in 1999. An active member of the Centre de Recherche sur les Infrastructures en Beìton – CRIB, his research focuses on shotcrete. A recognized and appreciated researcher and educator, Dr. Jolin is an active member of the American Concrete Institute and the American Shotcrete Association.
Dr. Dudley Robert (‘Rusty’) Morgan, is a Civil Engineer with over 55 years’ experience in concrete and shotcrete technology, and the evaluation and rehabilitation of civil engineering infrastructure. After 10 years in academia in South Africa, Canada and Australia, he returned to Vancouver, Canada, where he worked as a consultant for Wood Plc and its predecessor companies on over 1200 projects all over the world. He was a Founding Member and Past President of the American Shotcrete Association.

Summary

This comprehensive textbook covers current state-of-the-art shotcrete technology. It provides an overview of the many and various uses of shotcrete. It includes chapters with case histories on shotcrete materials and mixture proportioning, performance, shotcrete research, equipment and shotcrete application.

Product details

• Authors: Marc Jolin, Dudley Robert Morgan, Dudley Robert (Past President of the Ameri Morgan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032039718
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3203971-8
• No. of pages: 488
• Series: Modern Concrete Technology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural, Materials science, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Structural engineering, Building construction & materials, Building construction and materials, Construction & heavy industry, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Construction and heavy industry