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May 12, 2008
SCOTT MACCARA
Foreman Ross Montgomery and co-worker Doug Yurisich of Southwest Contracting Ltd. aim shotcrete over an excavated face to form a temporary shotcrete-shored wall at the Montgomery Place project in northwest Calgary.
Southwest’s shotcrete sharp-shooters take on Montgomery Place project
Once the shotcrete cures at the Montgomery Place project, the anchors will be stressed with a hollow ram jack and about 12 tons of force applied to the shotcrete face.
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