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N

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p

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z

o

z

o

l

l

a

a

n

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a

m

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a t

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t a

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k a

a

o

l

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l

i

c

n

o

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v

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e

h

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e

s

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b

m

y

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l

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m

1

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u

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c

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by fring o f natural materials.

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N

g

a t

A

o

e

S

n

f o

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e

r

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o

s

C

f

t

h

h

3

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e

t c

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g

3

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e

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r a d a

s

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h

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n

l

h

s

s

d

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e

h

c

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n

p

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n

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e

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d

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t

a

b

l

o

h

g

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g

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1

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a

1

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e

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i

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r a

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t

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a

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n

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g

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d

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o

m

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e

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-

f

e

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t

1

should be used for fne-aggregate shotcrete and Grading N

o

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t i

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r d s

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a ects the ability o f the shotcrete mixture to transport fbers. M

i

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u

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s

i

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n

— p

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construction.

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2.1.4 Water 2.1.4.1 Mixing water—

s

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fed, and densifed. All three forms are acceptable for use

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r m

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granules, which are then ground to fneness similar to port l

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spherical in shape, which

m

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fy ash is

nous coal and has a low calcium content. Class C n

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ash vary signifcantly

depending on the source o f the coal being burnt. Class F a

c

o f shotcrete. However, due to its fne particle size resulting

o

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i

1 2% by mass o f cementitious materials. Because o f its fne

h

h

a

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t

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n

S

the total fnes content and may reduce bleeding. Shotcrete m

l

an extremely fne powder, with particles 1 00 times smaller

d

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a

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p

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i

pozzolanic material and is a by-product (f ue gas) from the

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a

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2.1.2 Supplementary cementitious materials— c

l

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11

SHOTCRETE—GUIDE (ACI PRC-506-22) 2.1.4.2 Curing water

— C

s

u

c

t

s

i

s

u r i

h

o

r e

n

t

n

a t

h

c

b

a

g

c

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l

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n

s

o

u

n

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d

c

c

a

a

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i

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c

c

c

t a

b

r f a

a t

t e

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h

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m

n

a

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a

n

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c

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2.1.5 Admixtures— c

e

o

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b

e

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i

e

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n

n

d m

t e

d

d e

t

h

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a

u

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n

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f o

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t

u

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c

o

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x

r

n

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a

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p

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h

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o

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t c

r e

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t c

t

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c

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t

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obtained with no adverse e ects. Admixtures should meet t

h

e

r e

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i

r e

m

e

n

t

s

o

f

A

S

T

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C

1

1

4

1

/ C

1

1

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M

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d m

i

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t u

r e

s

f o

r

shotcrete generally fall into fve categories: accelerators, air e

n t

r a i

n

m

e

n

t

,

w

a

t

e

r

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c

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a

n

d

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e

o

l

o

g

y

m

o

d i

-

fers. Admixtures can be either powder or liquid (2.6.1 .3 ).

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A

t

w

o

g

e

n

e

r a

l

c

a

t

e

g

o

r i

e

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c

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c

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h

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m

i

o

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c

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c

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rheology modifers.

a

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c

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). Synthetic fbers should conform

ASTM D7508/D7508M

.

2.4.1 Introduction —There are many di ferent types o f

mixtures applied by shotcreting, including plain, fber-

i

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reinforced, and high-performance. The di erent types have

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sition will a ect hardened shotcrete properties in the same

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and microfber quantities are usually in the range o f 1 to 2 lb/

e

fcient method of reinforcing hard-to-reach

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ties are usually in the range o f 5 to 1 2 lb/yd

e

i

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2.3—Fiber-reinforced shotcrete o

i

pylene, either macrofber or microfber. Macrofber quanti

e

sizes vary from 50 to 4000 lb (25 to 1 800 kg). The mate r i

,

2.4—Shotcrete properties

b

cementitious materials, fbers, admixtures, and dry admix t u

-

[59.5 kg/m ] ) can reduce

d

3

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2.2—Packaged shotcrete materials P

c

steel fber quantities used are in the range o f 20 to 80 lb/yd

3

n

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long with dosage rates up to 0.75% by volume o f the shot

3

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(b) Synthetic fbers for shotcrete are commonly polypro

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(a) Steel fbers between 0.7 and 1 .4 in. (1 8 and 3 6 mm)

.

2.1.9 Bonding compounds n

n

fbers. Adding fbers to a shotcrete mixture may require

3

o

R S

and ACI PRC-506.1 ).

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2.1.8.4 Surface evaporation retardants t i

F

clumping or kinking o f the fbers and to ensure that they are

3

c

s

required in adding fbers to the shotcrete mixture to prevent

crack propagation, increase — S

may stain the concrete fnish. Preconstruction testing should e

w

f

e

.

2.1.8.3 Architectural fnish b

o

surface so they are more e ective than the random distribu

3

c

l

tion that occurs in fber-reinforced concrete. FRS may have

conform, whether or not specifed by product designation, s

r o

the amount o f fber rebounding is proportionally higher.

.

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t o

p

previous layer, causing fbers to lay roughly parallel to the

g

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membrane-curing compounds or f oor sealers should conform

i

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multiple thin layers with each succeeding layer f attening the

.

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2 . 4. 5

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c

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