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Document ID (ISN)24071
CIS number 75-2013
ISSN - Serial title Tiefbau-Berufsgenossenschaft
Year 1975
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Ramisch H.
Title Guniting in underground worksites
Original title Spritzbetonsicherung im Hohlraumbau [in German]
Bibliographic information Feb. 1975, Vol.87, No.2, p.42-71. Illus. 26 ref.
Abstract Detailed account of the principles and methods of consolidating underground tunnels by guniting: background and applications of guniting; statistical data; soil studies; definition of materials; mixtures and methods used for guniting; mention of safety regulations and relevant standards, including specifications for raw materials; properties of fresh concrete and testing; method of spraying concrete; coating combining concrete and reinforcing steel or anchorage. A number of paragraphs are devoted to questions of occupational safety: personal protective equipment, safety measures at the workplace, coniosis hazards and preventive measures. Concluding remarks on development of the technique.
Descriptors (primary) underground work; ground consolidation; shotcreting
Descriptors (secondary) dust control; personal protective equipment; tunnelling; respirable dust
Document type -
Subject(s) Mines and quarries
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Surface treatment