In past years, the construction industry have started using Shotcrete at vast level for filling cements in holes, tunnels and for underground supports also. It has its own importance in construction line for underground support. It is generally used to fill the ramps, haulages, shaft stations, etc. Shotcrete can be recognized as a broad name of cement, fine aggregate concretes, and sand which is mixed and applied dynamically with high pressure to fill the holes permanently. There are two kinds of Shotcrete used in pumping line Dry Mix Shotcrete and Wet Mix Shotcrete.
Dry Mix Shotcrete: In this process, aggregate cement and sand is mixed without water. The mixture is served with high velocity of air to the destination. It comes out from spraying nozzle via flexible hoses. The nozzle is attached with an automatic water clean spray to hydrate the mixture before placing it to the destination. This kind of Shotcrete is used to fill underground locations.
Wet Mix Shotcrete: In this kind of Shotcrete a truck is used to mix the mixture of cement and aggregate in presence of water. Water is necessary in wet mixed Shotcrete. It is delivered by a hydraulic pump connected to the nozzle. High pressure of air is also required to complete this process.
The final aim is to fill the hole using Shotcrete pump, so dry or wet Shotcrete is not a big deal. The dry Shotcrete is basically used is mining projects. Because the dry mix pouring process is done by a small pump which is very suitable to underground mining projects. Wet mix Shotcrete is used for high productivity in civil engineering projects and mining projects also. It produces optimum output than the dry mix, that’s why where there is a need of optimum output, it is used.
The need of dry or wet mix Shotcrete varies on the basis of job type and project type.
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