Shotcrete shoring is one of the most important processes in construction companies. This is used to provide stability to a horizontal or vertical surface (usually in a sloped or elevated position). This surface can be temporary or permanent. The stability offered shoring contractors Vancouver helps to prevent accidents or mishaps on the construction site.

In this process, a mixture of concrete, water and other stability-providing elements (like steel rods, fibers, etc.) are pneumatically sprayed over the surface with great velocity through the nozzle of a hose pipe. The force in which the concrete mixture is sprayed gives stability to the structure.

Here are the common types of shotcrete shoring methods used in construction companies:

H and I-Beam Shoring

Also known as soldier pile walls, this shoring technique is usually used for underground projects with a depth of 5o to 200 inches. Prefabricated steel beams are installed into the ground with or without drilling in this process.

Secant Pile Shoring

Here a sturdy wall (primary wall) is intersected with an unstable wall (secondary wall) to form a single, strong wall.

Contiguous Pile Shoring

Also known as tangent pile shoring companies Vancouver, this method is used in sites that don’t have enough sources of water. Long concrete cylinders are placed very close to each other, in this process.

Sheet Piles

Here, a durable hammer is used to cut steel and make vertical vibrations. As the hammer cuts through the prefabricated steel into the ground, it provides stability to the wall.

Diaphragm Walls

Usually used for deep excavations (like tunnels) where other shoring methods don’t work, this method uses heavy-duty reinforced concrete to provide a high degree of stability to the structure.

Raking Shoring

Timber beams are placed at an angle of 60 t0 70 degrees against the structure that needs stability before they are dug into the ground, in this process.

Hydraulic Shoring

Used for quick and short-term excavations, this process involves the use of hydraulic pistons that pushes out the shotcrete mixture with great velocity to provide support to the structure.

Soil Nail Shoring

Reinforced steel bars or steel nails are used in this process to strengthen the soil base and the walls.

Timber Shoring

Mostly used for excavating smaller areas, timber shoring uses different types of equipment like waler, trench jack and runners. All of these are used to provide stability to the structures that are horizontal to the trenches.

Dead Shoring

Used for supporting the entire structure’s weight (known as dead load), this method uses vertical beams with other stability-providing elements like steel beams to provide the required support.

Flying Shoring

This process is used to provide support for two parallel walls. Steel beams, horizontal beams, steel fibers and more are used for this process.

Pneumatic Shoring

In this process, air compressors are used to spray the shotcrete mixture pneumatically with great velocity because of the air pressure released from the nozzle. Here, the power of the air compressor is transformed into energy that enables the release of the mixture with very high air pressure.