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Plastic <strong>Shotcrete</strong> QC <strong>Testing</strong><br />

Test Method<br />

CSA A23.2-5C<br />

CSA A23.2-5C<br />

CSA A23.2-7C<br />

CSA A23.2-7C<br />

Modified<br />

CSA A23.2-7C<br />

Modified<br />

Test Procedure<br />

Slump at discharge into remixer unit<br />

Slump at discharge into shotcrete<br />

pump<br />

<strong>Shotcrete</strong> <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> ambient temperatures<br />

at discharge into remixer unit <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> at<br />

shotcrete pump<br />

Air content of plastic shotcrete at<br />

discharge into remixer unit <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> at<br />

shotcrete pump<br />

Air Content as-shot (without<br />

accelerator)<br />

Wash-out test to determine uni<strong>for</strong>mity<br />

of fibre distribution at discharge from<br />

remixer unit<br />

<strong>Testing</strong> Frequency<br />

Each batch of shotcrete<br />

produced<br />

At beginning of each shift<br />

Each batch of shotcrete<br />

produced<br />

At start of project <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> with <strong>an</strong>y<br />

ch<strong>an</strong>ge in mixture proportions<br />

At start of project <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> with <strong>an</strong>y<br />

ch<strong>an</strong>ge of mixture proportions<br />

At start of project <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> with <strong>an</strong>y<br />

ch<strong>an</strong>ge in fibre type or dosage

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