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The 2021 Winter issue of Shotcrete magazine features Outstanding Shotcrete Project Award winners, the 2020 – 2021 Graduate Student Scholarship recipient, an encouraging message from our new President, and much more! To view the full issue and subscribe for free, click here.

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Every year I have the privilege to see the many shotcrete projects submitted for our annual ASA Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards. And every year I am heartened and proud to see the quality and creativity our shotcrete contractors provide. We are an industry that knows we can accomplish things that are simply not doable without our knowledge and our attention to quality in designing, planning, and construction.

Submission Deadline Extended:
October 8, 2021

Make sure your project is acknowledged as one of the best of the best in the shotcrete industry by submitting an application by Friday, October 8, 2021. Winners will be recognized at the 17th Annual Outstanding Shotcrete Project Award Banquet on March 1, 2022, during ASA's Shotcrete Convention and Technology Conference.

ACI Committees
– of interest to shotcrete  
MONDAY, October, 18

  • 506-C - Shotcreting-Guide, 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • 506-E - Shotcreting-Specifications, 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM 
  • 322 - Concrete Pool and Watershape, 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM 
  • 506-F - Shotcreting-Underground, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
  • 506-A - Shotcreting-Evaluation, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM 
  • 506-B - Shotcreting-Fiber-Reinforced, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

TUESDAY, October 19

  • 506-H - Shotcreting-Pools, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
  • 506 - Shotcreting, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM 
  • C660 - Shotcrete Nozzleman Certification, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
  • C661 - Shotcrete Inspector Certification, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

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Quality Shotcrete –
Know It When You See It
Wednesday, November 17 
8:00 am – 4:30 pm (without exam) | 8:00 am – 6:00 pm (with exam)

Cost: $405 without exam / $625 with exam (Early Bird) | Includes Super Pass
This seminar provides guidance on more than 40 critical elements of shotcrete applications for those onsite to properly evaluate the overall quality of shotcrete placement. These include an overview on material selections, equipment, placement techniques, finishing, curing, protection, testing, and safety as it relates to the shotcrete process. 
For shotcrete contractors, this seminar will help you verify the quality of your work to your general contractors and inspectors. 

ASA Shotcrete Nozzleman Education Course Presented by the American Shotcrete Association (English)
Tuesday, November 16
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $395 (Early Bird) | Includes Super Pass
ASA Nozzleman Education Courses present an overview on placement technique, finishing, curing, testing, equipment and safety as it relates to the nozzleman and the shotcrete process.

This course also helps to prepare individuals for participation in the ACI Nozzleman Certification program. ACI required work experience, written exam, performance exam and other program criteria will be discussed.

ASA Curso de educación para ellanzador de concreto (shotcrete) Presentado por la American Shotcrete Association
(Español)
Tuesday, November 16
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $395 (Early Bird) | Includes Super Pass
Los cursos de educación para el lanzador de ASA muestran una visión general de las técnicas de colocación, acabado, curado, pruebas, equipo y seguridad relacionados con el lanzador y el proceso del concreto lanzado.

Este curso también ayuda a preparar a los individuos para participar en el programa de certificación del lanzador de concreto por parte del ACI. ACI requiere experiencia laboral, examen escrito, examen de desempeño y otros criterios del programa que serán discutidos

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ACI Fall Nozzleman Certification Session
October 8, 2021 – October 10, 2021
Sebastopol, CA

ACI Concrete Convention – Fall 2021
October 17 – 21, 2021
Hilton Atlanta Downtown | Atlanta, GA
PSP Expo/Deck Conference & Expo
November 13 – 18, 2021
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center | Dallas, TX
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About ASA
The American Shotcrete Association (ASA), headquartered in Nashville, TN, is a non-profit organization of contractors, suppliers, manufacturers, designers, engineers, owners, and others with a common interest in advancing the use of shotcrete. Founded in 1998, ASA increases awareness of the shotcrete process in concrete construction.