GeneralQ Will the new ACI Tech Note for core evaluation (ACI 506.6T-17, “Visual Shotcrete Core Quality Evaluation”) replace ACI 506.2-95, “Specification for Shotcrete”? That document has some sections about core evaluation.
ACI 506.2-95, “Specification for Shotcrete,” is the deprecated version, and is no longer published (it isn’t readily available on the ACI website). Thus, the Tech Note along with the current ACI 506.2-13, “Specification for Shotcrete,” is the current industry standard for evaluating cores. An engineer may specify use of the outdated ACI 506.2-95; however, they are opening up their exposure because it isn’t the current standard. This is similar to the exposure if an engineer uses a much older version of ACI 318, and not the current one.
