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Photo of ACI 318 Chair, Secretary, and Subcommittee Chairs. Pictured from left to right: Rabbat, Basile G; Schaeffer, Thomas C; Holland, Terence C; Moehle, Jack P; Dolan, Charles W; Seguirant, Stephen J; Rogowsky, David M; Sanders, David H; Poston, Randall W (Chair); Frosch, Robert J; Santana, Guillermo; French, Catherine E (not pictured) After nearly a decade, dozens of meetings, and scores of ballots, the reorganized ACI 318-14, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete,” is nearing completion as it enters the public discussion period. Standardization is the most rigorous consensus process used by ACI, providing the widest input and the highest overall quality assurance for a document. Continue reading to learn about ACI’s standardization procedure, and the final steps that are required for ACI 318-14 to be published as an ACI Standard. Release for Public Discussion Following the ACI Technical Activities Committee’s (TAC) approval of ACI 318-14 at the ACI Spring 2014 Convention, the Code was given procedural review by the ACI Standards Board. Upon review of the Code’s balloting history, the Standards Board approved opening the Code for public discussion. Public Discussion Code users are invited to read through and provide comment on the draft of ACI 318-14 which is available for download during the 45-day public discussion period, May 1 - June 17, 2014. The ACI Upcoming Standards Page includes links to the draft Code and comment form. When opening the document, the user will be prompted to enter the license key that will be listed on the Standards Page. After reviewing the code, comments should be emailed to discussion@concrete.org. Comments must be received by June 17. Due to the volume of comments received, all comments must be submitted via the comment form (pictured below) to be considered by the committee. Because this is a complete reorganization, ACI produced transition keys that map 318-11 to 318-14 and 318-14 back to 318-11, to help users to easily find where an item from 318-11 is located in 318-14 and vice versa. The transition keys, an article detailing the changes to ACI 318-14, and a number of other resources are available for download on the 318-14 Portal Page. Committee Closure After public comment closes on June 17, 2014, ACI Committee 318 must prepare and ballot a response to all comments received by ACI during the public discussion period. After the closure is prepared, it must be approved by the committee. The committee approved closure is submitted for review and approval by TAC. Upon TAC approval, the closure balloting results are forwarded to the Standards Board. Release for Publication Balloting of the closure will be given procedural review by the ACI Standards Board. Upon Standards Board agreement that ACI’s procedures have been followed, the Standards Board releases the discussion and closure for publication on the ACI website and recommends publishing the standard as an ACI Standard. Upon publication of the closure and any approved revisions, ACI 318-14 will be complete. Adoption as an ACI Standard When the Standards Board releases the standard for publication, it is officially adopted. Inclusion in IBC ACI 318-14 is expected to be published in Fall 2014, and will be referenced in the 2015 edition of the International Building Code. The document will be finalized for publishing in hardcopy and electronic formats in both U.S. Customary and S.I. units. Official versions of the document will be published in English, Spanish, and Chinese. The 2014 organization of the code includes consistency of language and style in phrases, tables, equations, lists and notations; a more intuitive layout; and ultimately increases the confidence of designers that they are in full compliance with provisions applicable to their designs. To learn more about the completely reorganized code and public discussion period please visit the 318-14 Portal Page. Randall W. Poston, Chair, ACI Committee 318 and ACI engineering staff will host a #ACI318 Twitter Chat on May 14, 2014 beginning at 1:00 pm EDT. Prepare any questions that you may have and tweet @ConcreteACI with #ACI318 to participate.
Photo of ACI 318 Chair, Secretary, and Subcommittee Chairs. Pictured from left to right: Rabbat, Basile G; Schaeffer, Thomas C; Holland, Terence C; Moehle, Jack P; Dolan, Charles W; Seguirant, Stephen J; Rogowsky, David M; Sanders, David H; Poston, Randall W (Chair); Frosch, Robert J; Santana, Guillermo; French, Catherine E (not pictured)
After nearly a decade, dozens of meetings, and scores of ballots, the reorganized ACI 318-14, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete,” is nearing completion as it enters the public discussion period.
Standardization is the most rigorous consensus process used by ACI, providing the widest input and the highest overall quality assurance for a document. Continue reading to learn about ACI’s standardization procedure, and the final steps that are required for ACI 318-14 to be published as an ACI Standard.
Following the ACI Technical Activities Committee’s (TAC) approval of ACI 318-14 at the ACI Spring 2014 Convention, the Code was given procedural review by the ACI Standards Board. Upon review of the Code’s balloting history, the Standards Board approved opening the Code for public discussion.
Code users are invited to read through and provide comment on the draft of ACI 318-14 which is available for download during the 45-day public discussion period, May 1 - June 17, 2014. The ACI Upcoming Standards Page includes links to the draft Code and comment form. When opening the document, the user will be prompted to enter the license key that will be listed on the Standards Page.
After reviewing the code, comments should be emailed to discussion@concrete.org. Comments must be received by June 17. Due to the volume of comments received, all comments must be submitted via the comment form (pictured below) to be considered by the committee.
Because this is a complete reorganization, ACI produced transition keys that map 318-11 to 318-14 and 318-14 back to 318-11, to help users to easily find where an item from 318-11 is located in 318-14 and vice versa. The transition keys, an article detailing the changes to ACI 318-14, and a number of other resources are available for download on the 318-14 Portal Page.
After public comment closes on June 17, 2014, ACI Committee 318 must prepare and ballot a response to all comments received by ACI during the public discussion period. After the closure is prepared, it must be approved by the committee. The committee approved closure is submitted for review and approval by TAC. Upon TAC approval, the closure balloting results are forwarded to the Standards Board.
Balloting of the closure will be given procedural review by the ACI Standards Board. Upon Standards Board agreement that ACI’s procedures have been followed, the Standards Board releases the discussion and closure for publication on the ACI website and recommends publishing the standard as an ACI Standard. Upon publication of the closure and any approved revisions, ACI 318-14 will be complete.
When the Standards Board releases the standard for publication, it is officially adopted.
ACI 318-14 is expected to be published in Fall 2014, and will be referenced in the 2015 edition of the International Building Code. The document will be finalized for publishing in hardcopy and electronic formats in both U.S. Customary and S.I. units. Official versions of the document will be published in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
The 2014 organization of the code includes consistency of language and style in phrases, tables, equations, lists and notations; a more intuitive layout; and ultimately increases the confidence of designers that they are in full compliance with provisions applicable to their designs.
To learn more about the completely reorganized code and public discussion period please visit the 318-14 Portal Page.
Randall W. Poston, Chair, ACI Committee 318 and ACI engineering staff will host a #ACI318 Twitter Chat on May 14, 2014 beginning at 1:00 pm EDT. Prepare any questions that you may have and tweet @ConcreteACI with #ACI318 to participate.
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