ASA has produced position statements on the best practices for proper shotcrete placement. To date, nine 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.
Board of Direction
Pool & Recreational Shotcrete Committee
- Compressive Strength Values of Pool Shotcrete
- Shotcrete Terminology
- Sustainability of Shotcrete in the Pool Industry
- Watertight Shotcrete for Swimming Pools
- Monolithic Shotcrete for Swimming Pools (No Cold Joints)
- Forming and Substrates in Pool Shotcrete
- Curing of Shotcrete for Swimming Pools
Underground Committee
- Spraying Shotcrete Overhead in Underground Applications
- Spraying Shotcrete on Synthetic Sheet Waterproofing Membranes
- Encapsulation of Reinforcement in Tunnel Shotcrete Final Linings
- Mechanical Application of Shotcrete in Underground Construction
Specification Resources
Previously published shotcrete articles which provide a summary of reference material of interest to specifiers:
- Shotcrete Testing – Who, Why, When, and How
- U.S. Shotcrete Standards Update
- Shotcrete Testing around the World
- Guide Specification for Structural Shotcrete Walls
- Performance-Based Specifications for Shotcrete Contracts
Conference Proceedings
- 10th Shotcrete Conference in Alpbach, Austria (2012)
- 11th Shotcrete Conference in Alpbach, Austria (2015)
ACI Resources
- RAP-12: Concrete Repair by Shotcrete Application
- International Concrete Abstracts Portal — search for shotcrete-related articles
Complimentary Web Sessions
- Background Behind the Revisions to ACI 506.2, “Specification for Shotcrete”
- Bond Strength of Diaphragm—Shotcrete Interface in Vertical Direction for AWWA D110, Type III Tanks
- Evaluating/Assessing Encapsulation of Reinforcing in Shotcrete
- Guide to Shotcrete
- Recent and Ongoing Research and Development Results in Shotcrete Technology
- Service-Life Prediction of Shotcrete
- Shotcrete Underground Applications (Axel Nitschke)
- Shotcrete Today – NOT your Father s Gunite (Charles Hanskat)
Industry Links
Portland Cement Association (PCA)
An advocacy group representing American Cement manufacturers, PCA’s website includes references to shotcrete as:
Disclaimer Resources on the American Shotcrete Association (ASA)’s website are provided as a service to our readers. ASA assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions as this list is a work in progress.