WHAT IS SHOTCRETE?


INTRODUCTION TO SHOTCRETE OR SPRAYED CONCRETE
Shotcrete or gunite was invented by Mr. Carl Ethan Akeley (1864-1926) in 1910. For attractions of a park, this American Architect was mandated to realize in concrete the reproduction of a dinosaur. Considering the sizes of the structure, he had the idea to develop a “cement gun” machine allowing the spraying of a cementitious mortar. Shotcrete was created!
Probably a symbolic coincidence, but the same year, Mr. Kaspar Winkler founded Sika. Since that time Sika has greatly contributed to the development of the shotcrete technology. By shotcrete technology development, we mean the continuous development of chemical
additives and admixtures for shotcrete and as well the development of spraying equipments.
SHOTCRETE
FIELDS OF SHOTCRETE APPLICATION
Shotcrete is mainly used in Underground construction projects as preliminary or permanent structural support. By Underground constructions, we mean the construction of structures like road-rail tunnel, hydropower plant, mines, parking, subway, metro, storage area etc.
However shotcrete is as well as an economical tool to realize stabilization work (slope), swimming pools, waterways, concrete repairs, inner lining and architectural structures. About 90% of the shotcrete applied goes into Underground construction projects. Total volume of shotcrete worldwide applied yearly is more than 12 millions cubic meters.
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Top Civil Engineering Colleges in India



Top Civil Engineering Colleges in India
Name
Address
Phone Number
Official Website
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)
Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076
022 2572 2545, jeeiitb[at]iitb.ac.in
www.iitb.ac.in
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)
Hauz Khas, New Delhi, Delhi 110016
011 2659 7135 , director[at]admin.iitd.ac.in
www.iitd.ac.in
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur)
Nankari, Kalyanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016
0512 259 0151 , jee@iitk.ac.in
www.iitk.ac.inerlerl.htm
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP)
Post Technology, Paschim Medinipur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302
03222 255 221 , registrar @ hijli.iitkgp.ernet.in
www.iitkgp.ac.in
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
Delhi Avenue, Indian Institute Of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036
044 2257 8280 , registrar@iitm.ac.in
www.iitm.ac.in
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee)
Century Road, Roorkee, Uttarakhand 247667
+91-1332-285311, regis@iitr.ernet.in
www.iitr.ac.in
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS-Pilani)
Bits-Pilani Rajasthan - 333031.
01596-515395, .registration@wilp.bits-pilani.ac.in
www.bits-pilani.ac.in
Indian Institute of Technology - Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU)
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005
0542 236 8106 , gdranfce@iitr.ernet.in
iitbhu.ac.in
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Guwahati)
Amingaon, Assam, Guwahati, 781039
0361 258 3000 , director [AT] iitg.ernet.in
www.iitg.ac.in
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Tanjore Main Road, National Highway 67, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620015
0431 250 0370 , deanac@nitt.edu
www.nitt.edu
Delhi Technological University
Rohini, New Delhi, Delhi
011 2787 1043 , dgupta@dce.ac.in
www.dce.edu
National Institute of Technology
Warangal-Hyderabad Rd, Hanamkonda, Telangana
0870 245 9191 , parcha@nitw.ac.in
www.nitw.ac.in
National Institute of Technology, Surathkal
Nh 66, Srinivas Nagar, Surathkal, Srinivasnagar, Surathkal, Mangalore, Karnataka 575025
+91-824-2474000 , rnath [at] nitk.ac.in
www.nitk.ac.in
Birla Institute of Technology..
Patna, Bihar
0612 320 0853 , bitpatna@bitmesra.ac.in
www.patna.bitmesra.ac.in
Jadavpur University (Faculty of Engineering & Technology)
188, Raja S.C. Mallick Rd, Kolkata - 700032.
+9133-24146666 , registrar@admin.jdvu.ac.in
www.jaduniv.edu.in
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 211004
0532 254 5404 , webadmin@mnnit.ac.in
www.mnnit.ac.in

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