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Shotcrete, or spraying concrete, can be done
with most REED Concrete Pumps and all REED Gunite Machines.
Both shotcrete methods are used on applications such as:
1. Swimming Pools
2. Rockscapes
3. Artificial Rocks
4. Retaining Walls
5. Panel Building Systems
6. Zoos
7. Slope Stabilization
8. Refractory Spraying
9. Concrete Domes
10. Mine and Tunnel Support and Walls
11. Concrete Repair
12. Water Parks
13. Skateboard Parks
and many more applications...
With "wet-process shotcrete" a low-slump concrete mix is pumped with a Concrete Pump to the end of the pipeline where a special "shotcrete nozzle" is attached.
That shotcrete nozzle introduces compressed air to the concrete. This compressed air typically comes from a
165-185cfm air compressor - sold separately.
The addition of the compressed air adds velocity to the concrete
so it sprays out of the nozzle. This velocity, combined with the low slump of the shotcrete mix, allows the concrete
to be sprayed on slopes, vertical walls, and overhead.
Click HERE to see a video of "wet process shotcrete".
Gunite, also
known as "dry process shotcrete", uses
a different process than the concrete
pumps listed above. Gunite machines use
air pressure to convey dry material from the machine through the hose
to the nozzle where water is added.
Click HERE to see a video of "dry process shotcrete" (Gunite).
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