Title:
Introduction: Application and Use of Shotcrete
Author(s):
Theodore R. Crom
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
3
Issue:
1
Appears on pages(s):
23-26
Keywords:
none
DOI:
Date:
1/1/1981
Abstract:
Shotcrete, by the American Concrete Institute definition, is mortar or concrete pneumatically projected at high velocity onto a surface (ACI 506.2-77). The still common term "gunite" is a trade name established by the Cement Gun Company of Allentown, Pennsylvania, around 1911 for dry mix fine aggregate material, hygrated at the nozzle, and pneumatically projected at high velocity onto a surface. Many old established application companies still incorporate the word "gunite" in their names.