Title:
Design Specification For Service Life Evaluation: Technical Implications
Author(s):
Jose Pacheco and Kyle Stanish
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
366
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
49-56
Keywords:
service life prediction, design specification, corrosion, durability
DOI:
Date:
10/1/2025
Abstract:
ACI Committee 365 published a new Design Specification in 2024. The Design Specification was developed to provide requirements to the Service Life Engineer, a specialty engineer focused on durability, for
performing service life predictions of new structures. The Service Life Engineer is responsible for predicting the service life performance of concrete elements and developing requirements for the verification of the service life prediction during construction. The Service Life Report, developed during or prior to construction, and a Service Life Record Report, delivered at the completion of construction, are deliverables prepared by the Service Life Engineer at the completion of the project. The requirements of the Design Specification aim to provide consistency
to the practice of service life prediction of new concrete structures. The technical requirements for performing service life predictions following the Design Specification are discussed in this paper.