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Winter 2025 Following up on Early Strength Testing
By Christoph Goss, PhD, PE, PMP, F.ASCE
In my last column, I discussed the need for early strength testing in
underground shotcrete, particularly to determine whether it was safe to
enter a recently shotcreted heading. In the winter 2024 issue of Shotcrete
magazine, my co-authors (Norbert Fuegenschuh, Lauro Lacerda, Kevin
Robertson, and Shaun Radomski) and I published the paper “Early Age
Strength Testing for Shotcrete: 2024.”... Read More!
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Shotcrete Magazine
The 4th Quarter 2025 issue of Shotcrete magazine brings Women in Shotcrete to the spotlight, featuring stories on Becoming the First Female ACI Certified Nozzleman (and what it took to get there), one woman’s First Experience with an Inspector, how another is Breaking the Mold into Concrete Industry Management, and much more — plus a collection of personal experience survey responses from 17 different women in the industry!
Sustaining Corporate Member Profile: Imerys
Corporate Member Profile: BonaVista Pools
Members receive a printed copy of Shotcrete magazine! (Digital editions are always available online.)
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Check out what we have to offer - Pre-registration ends in 8 days!
Time is running out! Make plans now to join us and secure your spot before the February 26th deadline. This is your opportunity to gain technical insight, connect with industry leaders, and celebrate excellence in shotcrete.Te
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Convention App
Enhance your convention experience with our official event app! Registered attendees will receive an email with instructions to download the app and log in. This powerful tool keeps you in the know with real-time access to schedules, speaker bios, maps, important updates, and more — all at your fingertips.
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Pre-Conference Sessions
Optional Ticketed Event
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Contractor Qualification Education - Structural & Pool
March 1 | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Charles Hanskat, Executive & Technical Director, ASA
This course shares best practices for contractors looking to grow while improving productivity and quality in shotcrete applications. Topics include placement logistics, safety, equipment, mixture design, QA/QC, surface preparation, reinforcement, finishing, curing, and protection. Led by experienced industry professionals, this highly interactive session provides practical, field-tested insight, with attendee questions encouraged throughout.
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Estimating Strategies & Calculations (NEW)
March 1 | 12:30 PM-4:30 PM
Michael Klemp, CEO & Business Development Officer, Thorcon Shotcrete &Shoring, LLC
Strong estimating is essential to delivering profitable projects. This interactive session covers the fundamentals of pricing—including costs, overhead, margin, and profit—along with marketing, staffing, planning, and resource management considerations. Led by two seasoned professionals, attendees will complete practical exercises to better understand their true business costs and build an estimate sheet that works.
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Committee Meetings
Zia Ball Room
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Membership & Marketing Committee - March 2 | 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
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Underground Committee - March 2 | 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
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Pool & Recreational Shotcrete Committee - March 2 | 3:00 PM-4:00 PM
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Contractor Qualification Committee - March 2 | 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
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Education & Safety Committee - March 3 | 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
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Board of Directors Meeting - March 3 | 9:00 AM-11:30 AM
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GOLD ($2500):
Exposure — prominently placed after Big Shooters — of your company logo throughout all
promotional materials; one complementary tabletop exhibit
(first come, first served — must confirm interest at time of
application); and one (1) Half-Price Awards Banquet Ticket.
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Exposure — prominently placed after Gold Sponsors — of your company logo throughout all
promotional materials.
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There’s still time to secure your ad space in the 2026 issues of Shotcrete magazine! The 2026 Media Kit is now online and can be viewed at shotcrete.org/mediakit.
There's still time to place your insertion orders for Q2, Q3, or Q4 2026 issues of Shotcrete magazine: Get your order in today!
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February 22, 2026 — February 25, 2026
Salt Palace Convention | Salt Lake City, UT
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March 15, 2026 — March 18, 2026
JW Marriott Nashville | Nashville, TN
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March 27, 2026 — March 29, 2026
Kaaterskill Kahncrete | Saugerties, NY
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March 29, 2026 — April 01, 2026
Hyatt Regency O'Hare | Rosemont/Chicago, IL
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April 15, 2026 — April 17, 2026
Minova | Millstadt, IL
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April 24, 2026 — April 26, 2026
Applied Shotcrete | Sebastopol, CA
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About ASA
The American Shotcrete Association (ASA), headquartered in Wakefield, MA, 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.
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