A Brief History of Shotcrete in the Underground Industry It is now generally recognized that Carl Ethan Akeley (1864-1926) was the inventor of shotcrete (Teichert 2002). By shotcreteweb|2022-02-16T16:51:26+00:00January 9th, 2017| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInWhatsAppTumblrPinterestVkEmail About the Author: shotcreteweb