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.

Collected Resources

Specification Resources

Previously published shotcrete articles which provide a summary of reference material of interest to specifiers:

Complimentary Web Sessions
Conference Proceedings
Member Resources

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 – Guide for Specifying Underground Shotcrete
  • ACI PRC-506.6 – Visual Shotcrete Core Quality Evaluation- TechNote
  • ACI PRC-506.7 – Shotcrete Preconstruction Mockup—TechNote
  • ACI CCS4 – 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


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