SHOTCRETETECHNOLOGI

ES

Today,miningcompani
es,
contr
actor
sandengi
neershav
ecomet or
elyon
thequick,eff
ect
ivemet
hodofpneumati
cal
l
yappli
edconcret
eknown
worl
dwi deas
shotcr
ete.

Shotcrete 
i
st echnologyt osuppor tawal lorslopei nmi ningort unnel
maki ngrocess.Itisaconcr etemi xture( orsomet i
mes  mortar
)conv eyed
throughahoseand  pneumat icall
y projectedathigh vel
ocity
 ontoasur face,
asaconst ructi
ont echnique.Iti sr einforcedbyconv ent
ional
 steel
 r
ods,
steelmesh,and/ orfibers.Fiberreinfor cement(steelorsy nt
hetic)isalso
usedf orst
abili
zati
oninappl i
cationssuchas  sl
opes or 
tunneli
ng.

Shotcretei
splacedandcompactedatt
hesamet i
me,duetotheforcewi
th
thenozzle.I
tcanbespr ayedont
oanytypeorshapeofsurf
ace,incl
udi
ng
vert
icalorover
headareas.

Shot
cret
eisusual
l
ytwot
ypes

1.Dr
ymix
2.Wetmi
x

Dr
yvs.wetmi
x
 Thedrymixmethodinv
olv
esplaci
ngthedryingr
edi
ent
sint
oahopper
andthenconv
eyingt
hem pneumat
ical
lyt
hroughahosetothenozzl
e.
Thenozzl
emancont
rol
stheaddi
ti
onofwat
eratt
henozzl
e.
Thewaterandthedr
ymixtur
eisnotcompl
etel
ymi
xed,
buti
scompl
etedas
themi
xturehi
tsther
ecei
vi
ngsurface.
Advantagesofthedr ymixpr
ocessar ethatt
hewatercont
entcanbe
adj
ustedinstant
aneouslybythenozzleman,all
owi
ngmor eeff
ect
ive
pl
acementi noverheadandvert
icalappl
icati
onswi
thoutusi
ngaccel
erat
ors.
Thedr
ymixprocessi
susef
uli
nrepai
rappli
cati
onswheniti
snecessar
yto
st
opfr
equent
ly,
asthedr
ymateri
ali
seasil
ydischar
gedf
rom thehose.
  Wet-mixshot
cret
einvol
vespumpingofaprevi
ousl
yprepar
ed
concret
e,t
ypi
call
yready
-mixedconcr
ete,
tothenozzl
e.
Compr essedairi
sint
roducedatt
henozzl
etoi
mpel
themi
xtur
eont
othe
recei
vi
ngsur f
ace.
Thewet-
processproceduregener
all
yproducesl
essrebound,waste(when
mater
ial
fall
stothefloor
),anddustcomparedtothedry
-mixprocess.
Thegreatestadvantageofthewet -
mi xprocessisal
ltheingr
edi
ent
sare
mixedwiththewat erandaddit
ivesrequired,andal
solargervol
umescan
beplacedinlessti
met hanthedr yprocess.
 Shot
cret
eequi
pmentandaccessor
ies

 Mobi
l
ebat
chpl
ant
s(bet
ween3cy
/hour–15cy
/hour
)

 Var
iouscar
ri
ers;
incl
udi
ngt
elehandl
ers,
tract
ors,
etc

 Acceler
atorpumpsandhoses:TheAcceler
atorisali
quid,noncaust
ic
accel
eratorwit
hdosagesof2%–5%byt heweightofcement ,
the
Acceler
atorl
owersreboundto10%orless–ev enoverhead–and
al
lowsthenozz l
emantoplacethi
ckerl
ayer
s.I
tprovi
desext r
eme
workabil
it
y.

 Shot
cret
ehoses,
clamps,
coupl
i
ngsandr
educer
s,andnozzl
es