Contacts: Chad Corley The QUIKRETE® Companies (404) 634-9100
[email protected] BACCHUS CAVES AND QUIKRETE® UNCORK PERFECT WINE STORAGE Constructing Wine Caves with Shotcrete Becomes a Refined Process ATLANTA (June 28, 2016) – During the past two decades, Bacchus Caves has established a reputation for being the premier company for constructing the highest-quality and most elaborate private and commercial underground developments in the country. While each project presents its own set of unique challenges, the recently completed private 6,000 square-foot residential cave built outside of Springfield, Mo. proved extremely challenging so Bacchus Caves consulted with QUIKRETE® to come up with a joint solution for the unique ground support conditions. QUIKRETE recommended using QUIKRETE® MS – Fiber Reinforce Shotcrete as the preliminary support material in very weak ground that could not be stabilized with standard excavation and wet mix shotcrete practices. Typically, Bacchus Caves excavates eight to 10 feet of soil then applies wet mix shotcrete at the end of each work day to stabilize the tunnel. Unfortunately, on the Missouri project, the ground would not accommodate excavation in more than two-foot intervals, so applying shotcrete in a dry process proved to be the best option for stabilizing the tunnel immediately. In a dry process, water is added to the shotcrete at the spray nozzle rather than being blended with the shotcrete in the pump before being spray-applied. Through a close working relationship with QUIKRETE, Bacchus Caves successfully excavated the complex cave system and installed more than 1,000 cubic yards of QUIKRETE® MS – Fiber Reinforce Shotcrete.