Concrete or Mortar for Slope Construction? (Part 2)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Concrete or Mortar for Slope Construction? (Part 1) In this post, I’ll discuss why concrete isn’t used for slope formwork. Let’s review the mix designs. Item Mortar Concrete Main Materials…
Concrete or Mortar for Slope Construction? (Part 1)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are you doing any spray work? lol Concrete vs. Mortar In this post, I’ll be talking about sprayed concrete and sprayed mortar. I’m sure you already know the difference between mortar and concrete, but let’s go over it again. Item Mortar Concrete …
Methods for Maintaining a Constant Ambient Temperature During Winter Curing
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. We were talking about health and wellness the other day, and the topic of “What is briquette charcoal?” came up, so I thought I’d write a post about it. This is the briquette charcoal we use on site. We burn the briquettes inside this cylinder. So, what exactly is briquette charcoal? Well, let’s see…
Hot sake is the best drink for winter construction, right!?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I believe things are really getting underway starting today. I’ve been receiving phone calls and emails from many of you regarding my recent article. Thank you very much. As for the companies themselves, we are not merging or consolidating. Basically, they are all separate companies. However, we are collaborating closely…
How to Position Forms for On-Site Spray Application: For the General Public
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I was talking with a scholar about the legal framework. When I said, “That’s actually really simple to put together!” he responded with something like, “No, no, that’s actually quite difficult.” Since the scholar’s main focus is research, he wasn’t really familiar with how we go about creating it…
One-Touch Frame
Thanks for all your hard work, everyone. Are you having fun building retaining walls again today? At a site where we installed a retaining wall last month, I used this type of frame for only the second time in my 32-year career in slope stabilization ⬇ It’s a one-touch frame from “Green Ace Co., Ltd.” Basically…
Quality Control for the Simultaneous Application of Mortar Within the Formwork by a Formwork Sprayer and a Mortar Sprayer
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’d like to write about how to determine the as-built dimensions when the formwork has been sprayed first. How do you measure the as-built dimensions of a slope formwork that’s already been installed? It really depends on your approach, but I’ll use a 300 slope formwork as an example…
In formwork construction, should the mortar inside the formwork be sprayed at the same time!? Or not!??
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. How do you go about spraying mortar inside formwork? Do you spray it all at once, or in separate passes? I actually wrote about this topic before, lol. This time, I’d like to go over the pros and cons. Should I start by spraying the formwork…
Why is mortar used instead of concrete in formwork construction?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Do you guys do formwork spraying?? Why is mortar used for formwork spraying, anyway? Back in the day, we used to submit quite a few technical reports on that. That’s because formwork was included in the design for shotcrete work, and mortar…