Position Statements
ASA has produced position statements on the best practices for proper shotcrete placement. To date, position statements have been issued by the ASA Board of Directors, Underground Committee, and Pool & Recreational Shotcrete Committee. These statements have also been published in our trade magazine, Shotcrete.
Board of Direction
Pool & Recreational Shotcrete Committee
- #1 – Compressive (Strength) Values of Pool Shotcrete
- #2 – Definitions of Key Shotcrete Terminology
- #3 – Sustainability of Shotcrete in the Pool Industry
- #4 – Watertight Shotcrete for Swimming Pools
- #5 – Monolithic Shotcrete for Swimming Pools (No Cold Joints)
- #6 – Forming and Substrates in Pool Shotcrete
- #7 – Curing of Shotcrete for Swimming Pools
- #8 – Steel Reinforcement for Shotcreted Pools
Collected Resources
Specification Resources
Previously published shotcrete articles which provide a summary of reference material of interest to specifiers:
Complimentary Web Sessions
- Background Behind the Revisions to ACI 506.2, “Specification for Shotcrete”
- Bond Strength of Diaphragm—Shotcrete Interface in Vertical Direction for AWWA D110, Type III Tanks
- Guide to Shotcrete
- Recent and Ongoing Research and Development Results in Shotcrete Technology
- Service-Life Prediction of Shotcrete
- Shotcrete Underground Applications (Axel Nitschke)
- Shotcrete Today – NOT your Father s Gunite (Charles Hanskat)
Conference Proceedings
Member Company Technical Resources
- GeoStabilization International
- Putzmeister
- South Shore Gunite Pools & Spas Inc
- Sprayforce Concrete
- Superior Gunite
- Thorcon Shotcrete & Shoring
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Safety Resources
- The Alliance for Naloxone Safety in the Workplace (ANSW) – tools to address opioid overdoses in the workplace
- Hard Hats to Helmets (H2H) – information to make informed decisions to transition from Hard Hats to Helmets
- EFFC/DFI Guide to Working Platforms – free guide provides more guidance on track loading (drill rigs), design methodology & testing of platforms
Industry Resources
American Concrete Institute (ACI) | www.concrete.org
- ACI PRC 506 – Shotcrete – Guide
- ACI PRC 506.1 – Fiber-Reinforced Shotcrete – Guide
- ACI SPEC 506.2 – Specification for Shotcrete
- ACI PRC 506.4 – Guide for the Evaluation of Shotcrete
- ACI PRC 506.5 – Specifying Underground Shotcrete – Guide
- ACI PRC-506.6 – Visual Shotcrete Core Quality Evaluation- TechNote
- ACI PRC-506.7 – Shotcrete Preconstruction Mockup—TechNote
- ACI PRC-506.8 – Shotcrete Use in Pool Construction – Guide
- ACI CCS-4 – Shotcrete for the Craftsman
- ACI CP-60 – Shotcrete Nozzleman Craftsman Workbook
- ACI CP-61 – Shotcrete Inspector Reference Package
- Additional ACI Shotcrete Resources
ASTM International (ASTM) | www.astm.org
- C42/C42M – Standard Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores and Sawed Beams of
- Concrete
- C1385/C1385M – Standard Practice for Sampling Materials for Shotcrete
- C1140/C1140M – Standard Practice for Preparing and Testing Specimens from Shotcrete Test Panels
- C1141/C1141M – Standard Specification for Admixtures for Shotcrete
- C1550 – Standard Test Method for Flexural Toughness of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (Using Centrally
- Loaded Round Panel)
- C1604/C1604M – Standard Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores of Shotcrete
- C1609/C1609M – Standard Test Method for Flexural Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (Using Beam With Third-Point Loading)
International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) | www.icri.org
- 110.1 – Guide Specifications for Structural Concrete Repair
- 320.1R – Guideline for Selecting Application Methods for the Repair of Concrete Surfaces
- 320.2R – Guide for Selecting and Specifying Materials for Repair of Concrete Surfaces
- 320.5R – Pictorial Atlas of Concrete Repair Equipment
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) | www.arema.org
- Manual for Railway Engineering – Chapter 8 Concrete
International Tunneling Association (ITA) | www.ita-aites.org
- Working Group 12 – Sprayed Concrete Use – See WG 12 Publications
Disclaimer Resources on the American Shotcrete Association (ASA)’s website are provided as a service to our readers. ASA assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions as this list is a work in progress.