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((Short description|Concrete or mortar building material))
((Refimprove|date=February 2010))
[[File:Early cement gun Sydney Water Photograph Collection A-00069917.tif|thumb|Early cement gun, [[Sydney]] 1914]]
[[File:Bauarbeiten östliches Domumfeld-Kölner Dom-Spritzbeton-8306.jpg|thumb|A building worker is spraying shotcrete on [[welded wire mesh]]]]
[[File:Shotcrete gun.jpg|thumb|Shotcrete nozzle with 75&nbsp;[[Millimetre|mm]] concrete [[Hose (tubing)|hose]] from line pump and 20&nbsp;mm [[compressed air]] line.]]
[[File:Shotcrete swimming pool.jpg|thumb|Shotcrete [[swimming pool]] under construction in [[Northern Australia]]]]
[[File:Fibre reinforced shotcrete.jpg|thumb|A 76 mm borehole in fibre-reinforced shotcrete on a tunnel wall]]
[[File:Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw building 0012.jpg|thumb|A shotcrete curvelinear wall at the [[Museum of the History of Polish Jews]] in  [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]]]
[[Image:Shotcrete Covered Cliff Auckland.jpg|right|thumb|Shotcrete-stabilized [[cliff]] above a [[motorway]] in [[New Zealand]]]]
'''Shotcrete''', '''gunite''' (((IPAc-en|'|g|V|n|ai|t))), or '''sprayed concrete''' is [[concrete]] or [[mortar (masonry)|mortar]] conveyed through a hose and [[pneumatics|pneumatically]] projected at high [[velocity]] onto a surface. This construction technique was invented by [[Carl Akeley]] and first used in 1907.<ref name=hofler/>((rp|7)) The concrete is typically reinforced by conventional [[steel]] rods, steel mesh, or fibers.

The concrete or mortar is formulated to be sticky and resist flowing when at rest to allow use on walls and ceilings, but exhibit sufficient [[shear thinning]] to be easily plumbable through hoses.

Shotcrete is usually an all-inclusive term for both the wet-mix and dry-mix versions invented by Akeley. In pool construction, however, ''shotcrete'' refers to wet mix and ''gunite'' to dry mix. In this context, these terms are not interchangeable.

Shotcrete is placed and compacted/consolidated at the same time, due to the force with which it is ejected from the nozzle. It can be sprayed onto any type or shape of surface, including vertical or overhead areas.

Shotcrete has the characteristics of high compressive strength, good durability, water tightness and frost resistance.<ref>((Cite journal |title=The durability of shotcrete in cold region tunnel: A review |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950061818317616 |access-date=July 12, 2022 |journal=Construction and Building Materials|year=2018 |doi=10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.088 |last1=Hu |first1=Zhao |last2=Ding |first2=Hao |last3=Lai |first3=Jinxing |last4=Wang |first4=Hao |last5=Wang |first5=Xiuling |last6=He |first6=Siyue |volume=185 |pages=670–683 |s2cid=139503874 ))</ref>

==History==

Shotcrete, then known as gunite, was invented in 1907 by American [[taxidermist]] [[Carl Akeley]] to repair the crumbling façade of the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago (the old Palace of Fine Arts from the [[World's Columbian Exposition]]).<ref>((cite journal|last=Teichert|first=Pietro|title=Carl Akeley--a tribute to the founder of Shotcrete|journal=Shotcrete|date=Summer 2002|pages=10–12|url=http://www.shotcrete.org/media/Archive/2002Sum_Teichert.pdf|access-date=13 April 2014))</ref>  He used the method of blowing dry material out of a hose with [[compressed air]], injecting water at the [[nozzle]] as it was released.  In 1911, he was granted a patent for his inventions: the "cement gun", the equipment used; and "gunite", the material that was produced. There is no evidence that Akeley ever used sprayable concrete in his taxidermy work, as is sometimes suggested. F. Trubee Davison covered this and other Akeley inventions in a special issue of ''Natural History'' magazine.<ref>((cite journal|last=Davison|first=F. Trubee|title=Akeley, the inventor|journal=Natural History|date=March–April 1927|volume=XXVII|issue=2|pages=124–129))</ref>

The dry-mix process was used until the wet-mix process was devised in the 1950s.  In the 1960s, an alternative method for gunning dry material with a rotary gun appeared, using a continuously fed open hopper.

The nozzle is controlled by hand on small jobs, such as a modest swimming pool. On larger work it is attached to mechanical arms and operated by hand-held remote control.

==Dry vs. wet mix==
The dry mix method involves placing the dry ingredients into a hopper and then conveying them pneumatically through a hose to the nozzle. The nozzle operator controls the addition of water at the nozzle. The water and the dry mixture is not completely mixed, but is completed as the mixture hits the receiving surface. This requires a skilled nozzle operator, especially in the case of thick or heavily reinforced sections.<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[image:Shotcrete-Wet.png|250px|right|thumb|Spraying of wet-mix shotcrete.]] --> Advantages of the dry mix process are that the water content can be adjusted instantaneously by the nozzle operator, allowing more effective placement in overhead and vertical applications without using accelerators. The dry mix process is useful in repair applications when it is necessary to stop frequently, as the dry material is easily discharged from the hose.

Wet-mix shotcrete involves pumping of a previously prepared concrete, typically ready-mixed concrete, to the nozzle. Compressed air is introduced at the nozzle to impel the mixture onto the receiving surface. The wet-process procedure generally produces less rebound, waste (when material falls to the floor), and dust compared to the dry-mix process. The greatest advantage of the wet-mix process is all the ingredients are mixed with the water and additives required, and also larger volumes can be placed in less time than the dry process concrete.

== Shotcrete machines==
Shotcrete machines are available which control the complete process and make it very fast and easy. Manual and mechanical methods are used for the wet spraying process but wet sprayed concrete is traditionally applied by machine. The high spray outputs and large cross-sections require the work to be mechanised. Concrete spraying systems with duplex pumps are mainly used for working with wet mixes. Unlike conventional concrete pumps, these systems have to meet the additional requirement of delivering a concrete flow that is as constant as possible, and therefore continuous, to guarantee homogeneous spray application'.<ref name=hofler>((Cite book|url=https://bca.mk/pdf/katalog-prskani-2.pdf|title=Shotcrete in Tunnel Construction, Introduction to the basic technology of sprayed concrete|last1= Höfler|first1=Jürgen|last2=Schlumpf|first2=Jürg|date=March 2004|publisher=[[Sika AG]]))</ref>((rp|at=6.1.2 Machines))

Depending on the fineness of the filler, mortar shotcrete (fraction size up to 2.5 mm) is distinguished from shotcrete (up to 10 mm), and syringe concrete, or sprayed concrete (up to 25 mm).<ref>((Cite web |title=The gunite coating method |url=https://www.fastconcretepumpingbrisbane.com/the-gunite-coating-method/ |access-date=July 12, 2022 |website=fastconcretepumpingbrisbane.com|date=8 January 2021 ))</ref>

==Shotcrete vs. gunite==
''Gunite'' was originally a trademarked name that specifically referred to the dry-mix pneumatic cement application process. In the dry-mix process, the dry sand and cement mixture is blown through a hose using compressed air, with water being injected at the nozzle to hydrate the mixture, immediately before it is discharged onto the receiving surface. ''Gunite'' was the original term coined by [[Carl Akeley|Akeley]], [[trademark]]ed in 1909 and patented in [[North Carolina]]. The concrete mixture is applied by pneumatic pressure from a gun, hence ''gun''-ite.

The term ''Gunite'' became the registered trademark of [[Allentown Equipment]], the oldest manufacturer of gunite equipment. Other manufacturers were thus compelled to use other terminology to describe the process such as shotcrete, pneumatic concrete, guncrete, etc.

''Shotcrete'' is an all-inclusive term for spraying concrete or [[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]] with either a dry or wet mix process. However, shotcrete may also sometimes be used to distinguish wet-mix from the dry-mix method.  The term shotcrete was first defined by the American Railway Engineers Association (AREA) in the early 1930s.<ref name=aci>ACI Report 506R-05</ref> By 1951, shotcrete had become the official generic name of the sprayed concrete process—whether it utilizes the wet or dry process.<ref name=aci/>

==Applications==
Shotcrete is commonly used to line tunnel walls, in mines, subways, and automobile tunnels. [[Fireproofing|Fire-resistant]] shotcrete developed in Norway is used on the [[Marmaray tunnel]] in [[Istanbul]].<ref>"[http://www.tu.no/bygg/2013/10/12/norsk-teknologi-i-verdens-dypeste-senketunnel Norwegian technology in the world's deepest immersed tunnel]" (in Norwegian) ''[[Teknisk Ukeblad]]'', 12 October 2013. Accessed: 13 October 2013.  Technical report : Claus K. Larsen. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131014182833/http://svvgw.vegvesen.no/http://svvbibsys01.vegvesen.no/epublisher/document.asp?func=show&id=869&type=0&service=0 Testing of fireproofing for concrete]" '[[Norwegian Public Roads Administration]]'', 2007.</ref>

Shotcrete is used to reinforce both temporary and permanent excavations.  It may be employed, in concert with lagging and other forms of [[earth anchor]], to stabilize an excavation for an underground parking structure or hi-rise buildings during construction.  This provides a large waterproof enclosure in which a structure can be erected.  Once the structure is completed the area between its foundation and the shotcrete is backfilled and compacted.

Shotcrete is also a viable means and method for placing structural concrete.((cn|date=September 2017))

Shotcrete is very useful in [[Underground mining (hard rock)|hard rock mining]]. Development of decline pathway to go underground is critical for movement of heavy machinery, miners, and material. Shotcrete helps make these paths safe from any ground fall.<ref>[https://www.workplacesafetynorth.ca/sites/default/files/resources/WSN%202014,%20B.%20Simser%20-%20Empirical%20experience%20with%20shotcrete%20in%20deep%20underground%20mines.pdf WSN 2014, B. Simser - Empirical experience with shotcrete in deep underground mines]</ref>

Also, the shotcrete is carried out much faster than the repair mixtures usual non-mechanized application.<ref>((Cite web |title=Sustainability |url=https://shotcrete.org/why-shotcrete/sustainability/ |access-date=July 12, 2022 |website=shotcrete.org))</ref>

==See also==
* [[Cement]]
* [[Concrete]]
* [[Rebar]]
* [[Reinforced concrete]]
* [[Slurry wall]]
* [[Structural engineering]]
* [[Flintstone House]]&nbsp;– an example of shotcrete housing construction

==Notes==
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[[Category:Tunnel construction]]

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