When installing formwork & casting regular concrete is impractical
Shotcrete can be applied to various substrates, like concrete, masonry, rock, structural
steel, soil, wood, and some other construction materials. Typical uses include rock
slopes stabilizations, lining of tunnel walls, reinforcement of structural walls, columns,
slabs, beams, and even new construction.
Metro Testing Laboratories Ltd. provides a wide range of shotcrete consulting
services, including nozzlemen training, ACI nozzlemen certifications, shotcrete mix
designs (including fibre shotcretes and high-performance shotcrete), and trouble
shooting for the wet-mix shotcrete and dry-mix shotcrete processes. We also provide
specifications for shotcrete work and QC/QA services for shotcrete projects.
Our laboratory is capable of a multitude of shotcrete related tests, including core
grading, microscopic examinations, as well as determining strength, toughness and
porosity related parameters.
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