Title:
Highlights of ACI standard 214-77:
Recommended practice for evaluation of
strength test results of concrete
Author(s):
V.M. Malhotra
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
3
Issue:
9
Appears on pages(s):
64-65
Keywords:
coefficient of variation; compression tests;
compressive strength; concrete construction; con-cretes;
cylinders; evaluation; quality control; samp-ling;
standard deviation; statistical analysis; varia-tions.
DOI:
Date:
9/1/1981
Abstract:
This paper gives the mission of ACI Committee 214 and traces the development of ACI standard 214-77, Recommended Practice for Evaluation of Strength Test Results of Concrete. Highlights of the new stan-dard are given, together with the reasons for the changes made in ACI 214-65 document in the development of ACI standard 214-77. The paper con-cludes with a brief discussion of the direction ACI standard 214-77 may take in the future.