Committee Mission: Develop and report information on evaluation of strength of existing concrete structures.

Goals: 1) Provide input to ACI Committee 562 on materials and strength evaluation for existing buildings; 2) Develop a task group to review and provide recommendations on revisions to the ACI 437-03R guideline on Strength Evaluation of Existing Structures; 3) Develop a task group to prepare a position paper or new document to evaluate reinforcement detailing and determine its influence on the strength evaluation of existing structures; 4) Finalize a load-testing specification to be referenced by Committee 562.

Chair: Mohamed ElBatanouny

TAC Contact: Wassim Ghannoum

Upcoming Open Meetings:
ACI Fall Convention 2023 - 10/30/2023 10:30 AM-1:30 PM W-Faneuil, Boston, MA

Published Committee Documents:
• ACI CODE-437.2-13 Code Requirements for Load Testing of Existing Concrete Structures and Commentary
• ACI CODE-437.2-22: Load Testing of Concrete Structures - Code and Commentary
• ACI CODE-437.2M-13 Code Requirements for Load Testing of Existing Concrete Structures and Commentary (Metric)
• ACI PRC-437.1-07 Load Tests of Concrete Structures: Methods, Magnitude, Protocols & Acceptance Criteria
• ACI PRC-437-19: Strength Evaluation of Existing Concrete Buildings

See all Committee Documents...