POrtland State University

Vernier science center

Contractor: Skanska USA

Owner: Portland State University

This project consisted of 5 floors of structural shear walls ranging in thickness from 2 feet to 8 inches

structural shotcrete reinforcement

A triple curtain of reinforcement consisting of up to #8 bar was encountered on multiple levels of the project. All reinforcement was properly encased using both high velocity nozzle spray and supplementary vibration to ensure no voids in the finish product.

Most of the walls on the project were to be left exposed so a class A slick trowel finish was applied per the job specifications.