Shotcrete Short Course a Success The DFI Tunneling and Underground Com- mittee hosted a successful Shotcrete Short Course, September 9-11, 2019, at the histor- ical Argo Mill in Idaho Springs, Colorado. This 2.5-day course had 60 attendees and covered engineering, mix designs, materials, equipment, ACI Codes and speci- fications, construction, inspection, QA/QC, and field demonstrations used for civil and geotechnical, underground construction, shaft/tunnel, and mining projects. The course was directed by Ray Henn, Ph.D., RW Henn, and Dan Millette, Mac- Lean Engineering, hosted by Shotcrete Technologies, and supported and spon- sored by companies and practitioners who are leaders in shotcrete practices. Attendees can access course Power- Point presentations by signing in to MyDFI at access to three ACI (American Concrete Institute) shotcrete publications, compli- ments of the Underground Construction Association of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. Anyone who could not attend the course but would like access to the PowerPoint presentations may contact [email protected] to purchase access. ACI publications are available for sale on its website, www.concrete.org. The committee is considering holding this course again in 2021. Check DFI’s web- site for information as it becomes available. To see photos from the event, visit www.dfi.org/Shotcrete2019. Event Sponsors Networking Receptions: Shotcrete Technologies, Inc., Normet Networking Lunch: BASF Networking Breakfasts: David R. Klug & Associates, Inc., Bullhide Fibers Inc., Kiewit General: Reed Shotcrete Equipment Concrete Pumps Online Proceedings: COWI Lanyard and Media: COWI Pen: MacLean Engineering Supplies/Services: Minova, UTT Mapei DEEP FOUNDATIONS • NOV/DEC 2019 • 41 Speakers: John Zhang, Jim Lindsay, Axel Nitschke, Dan Millette, Norbert Fuegenschuh and Kurt Braun www.dfi.org. Attendees also received Theresa Engler (C) with course directors Ray Henn (L) and Dan Millette (R)
