Title:
Concrete Q&A: Acceptance Testing Requirements in ACI Standards
Author(s):
Nicholas J. Carino, Anthony E. Fiorato, Terence C. Holland, and Colin L. Lobo
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
39
Issue:
10
Appears on pages(s):
99-100
Keywords:
DOI:
10.14359/51701167
Date:
10/1/2017
Abstract:
Q. The last paragraph in the August 2017 Q&A states that ASTM C31/C31M1 allows only standard-cured specimens to be used for acceptance testing for specified strength. Could you expand on that? What do ACI documents state?
Related References:
1. ASTM C31/C31M, “Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field,” ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA.
2. ACI Committee 318, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-14) and Commentary (ACI 318R-14),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2014, 519 pp.
3. ACI Committee 301, “Specifications for Structural Concrete (ACI 301-16),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2016, 64 pp.
4. ASTM C39/C39M, “Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens,” ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA.