pneumatically applied concrete

shotcrete

Concrete or mortar which is pumped through a hose and projected at high velocity onto a surface.
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(WPC), took exception to the prohibition against pneumatically applied concrete. It argued that shotcrete was more reliable and structurally equal to cast-in-place concrete and resisted cracking the same as any other method.
Prohibition removed
"Certain floors had to have pneumatically applied concrete, shotcrete applied to the underneath side of the floor to strengthen [the floors] to bring them up to the right seismic design," he says.
Disaster Drill
Acceptable options include trowel-applied specialty concretes or mortars, pneumatically applied concrete (shot-crete), cast-in-place concrete, and pre-placed aggregate concretes.
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