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PoolGeneralSteel Reinforcement for Shotcreted Pools

ASA Pool and Recreational Shotcrete Committee

Position Statement #8, ASA Pool and Recreational Shotcrete Committee: Shotcrete, as defined by ACI Concrete Terminology, is “concrete placed by a high-velocity pneumatic projection from a nozzle.” Concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension. Reinforcement, typically as deformed steel bars, is embedded in concrete to create a composite section