Shotcrete can create a natural-looking surface covering sculptured, textured, or stained while wet to blend in with the environment.
Process
Keller offers the option of a shotcrete wall with an aesthetic face. Shotcrete capabilities relate to earth retention structures and structural rehabilitation. Earth retention projects include soil nail and shotcrete walls, permanent shotcrete walls, shotcrete-faced soldier piles, and lagging walls, including zero lot line earth retention. Other capabilities include aesthetically sculpted shotcrete for architectural features included in landscaping. Projects can range from small landscaping to large landslides and highway cuts.
For the last 25 years, sculpted shotcrete has created natural-looking geological features. After spraying shotcrete onto a surface (often a soil nail wall), it can be sculpted, textured, and stained to maintain the look of the surrounding environment or for decorative purposes. Shotcrete is a proven, cost-effective, and time-saving alternative to cast-in-place concrete. Projects can range from small landscaping to large landslides and highway cuts. Our skilled shotcrete technicians and ACI-certified nozzlemen can create natural-looking rock surfaces as part of a permanent earth retention system.
Common uses
- Add aesthetic appearance to shotcrete surfaces
- As part of a permanent earth retention system
Advantages
- Comprehensive design-build service of the complete wall system, including the initial permanent wall, unlike many sculpted shotcrete providers
- Ability to construct walls in restricted access.
- Wide range of options in cost-effective design.
- Offers a variety of aesthetic finishes for an exposed concrete face
- Can be placed using ready mixed concrete or mixed on site
Quality assurance
The quality and strength of the shotcrete process are verified by shooting test panels and performing tests on sample cores or strips of the test panel. Cores of in-place shotcrete can also be inspected and tested.
Related projects
Infrastructure
Rowlett Greenbelt Trail
Adopted in 2001, the Six Cities Trail Plan proposed the construction of several hike and bike trails to form an inter-jurisdictional ‘spine system’ of recreational trails between the Texas cities of Allen, Frisco, Garland, McKinney, Plano, and Richardson. The longest is the 24-mile Rowlett Greenbelt Trail corridor, connecting all six cities.
Commercial
Failing Block Wall
Keller provided a design-build solution to quickly and economically repair a failing block wall and stabilize the store while allowing the facility to remain operational.
Institutional
Dallas Cowboys Stadium
A permanent earth retention system was installed for the schedule-intensive, state-of-the-art Dallas Cowboys Stadium in less than five-and-a-half months. To support the largest domed stadium arches in the world, Keller also installed Load Bearing Elements (LBEs).
