Shotcrete Workflow Examples
Using the Shotcrete panel, you can record the instances of mixing units loaded by a batch plant and attached to a spraying unit with a batch number and material (along with measure) set at the time of loading. Spraying is performed against a destination, which defaults to the allocated location for the spraying unit. Only a partial amount of the volume of the mixing unit is used, so the mixing unit remains attached to the spraying unit. The remaining volume for the mixing unit is dumped directly to the configured Waste destination.
Examples
The shotcreting process can be carried out in a number of varying scenarios. The following topics describe the capture of information with the Shotcrete panel in common scenarios for the shotcreting process.
Full load of mixer used by single spraying unit
In this scenario, a single mixing unit is loaded by a batch plant and directly attached to a spraying unit without being moved into the Working Equipment (hauling) section.
The batch number, along with the material measure, is entered in the Enter Batch details dialog at the time of loading the mixing unit.
Spraying is performed by the spraying unit at the specified destination, which defaults to the location allocated to the spraying unit. As the full volume of the material measure entered is used to perform spraying, the mixing unit is automatically detached from the spraying unit and returned to Available Equipment.
This scenario is described in the Using the Shotcrete Panel section.
Partial load of mixer used by spraying unit with dump to waste
In this scenario, the mixing unit is loaded by a batch plant and attached to the spraying unit for spraying of only part of the material measure, with the rest being dumped to waste. There is no need to move the mixer into the hauling section. The batch number and material with a measure value are set at the time of loading the mixing unit.
Spraying is performed by the spraying unit at the specified destination, with only a partial amount of the total material measure used. This will mean the mixing unit remains attached to the spraying unit, with the remaining volume of material displayed. The remaining material volume for the mixing unit is dumped directly to the configured waste destination.
This scenario is described in the Using the Shotcrete Panel section.
Full load of mixer used by two spraying units
In this scenario a single mixing unit is loaded by a batch plant and used to fill two separate spraying units with partial material volume.
The batch number, along with the measure, is entered at the time of loading the mixing unit. The mixing unit is dragged to the hauling section, and then to the first spraying unit for spraying with a partial load of the volume for the mixing unit.
With spraying for the first unit completed, the mixing unit is dragged back to the hauling section then to the second spraying unit. The mixer with remaining volume is then used with the second spraying unit to perform the spraying event, consuming the rest of the volume. There is no need to dump to waste.
Full load of mixer distributed to secondary mixers
In this scenario a single mixing unit is loaded by a batch plant and then used to fill two separate secondary mixers with partial loads from the material volume.
The batch number, along with the material and measure, are entered at the time of loading the mixing unit at the batch plant. The mixing unit is then dragged to the hauling section.
The first secondary mixing unit is dragged on to the initial mixing unit in the hauling section, and loaded with a partial load. That secondary mixer is dragged itself into the hauling section.
The second secondary mixing unit is then dragged onto the initial mixing unit, again loading with a partial load. This second secondary mixing unit is also dragged into the hauling section.
The initial mixing unit is returned to Available Equipment. The two secondary mixing units remain in the hauling section for attachment to spraying units.
The first secondary mixing unit is dragged to the first spraying unit, and the second secondary mixing unit is dragged to the second spraying unit. The two specified spraying units perform a spraying action using the full payload of the volume from the initial mixing unit.
