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Definition: an explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, system, or service.- ACI Concrete Terminology


ACI defines an ACI reference specification as a standardized mandatory-language document prescribing materials, dimensions, and workmanship, incorporated by reference in Contract Documents, with information in the Mandatory Requirements Checklist required to be provided in the Project Specification. A reference specification provides most of the detailed construction requirements that the Architect/Engineer (A/E) must convey to the Contractor.

JOURNAL Articles ON SPECIFICATIONS

Aggregate Correction Factors for Concrete Elastic Modulus Prediction

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 7/1/2018

Formwork Pressure Model for Self-Consolidating Concrete Using Pressure Decay Signature

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 5/1/2018

Estimated Transfer Lengths of 0.6 in. (15.4 mm) Grade 350 (2400 MPa) Strands in High-Strength Concrete Pretensioned Members

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 5/1/2018

Strengthening of a Bridge Using Post-Tensioned Near‑Surface-Mounted Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer in Multi-Hazard Environment

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 3/1/2018

Bond Strength of GFRP Bars Embedded in Engineered Cementitious Composite using RILEM Beam Testing

Publication: IJCSM
Date: 1/31/2018

End-Region Behavior of Pretensioned I-Girders Employing 0.7 in. (17.8 mm) Strands

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 1/1/2018

Long-Term Multipliers and Deformability of Fiber- Reinforced Polymer Prestressed Concrete

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 1/1/2018

Testing and Analysis of Two Deep Beams Designed Using Strut-and-Tie Method

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 11/1/2017

Web-Shear Behavior of Externally Prestressed T-Shaped Beams with Both Positive and Negative Moment Regions

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 9/1/2017

Shear Performance of Pretensioned Concrete I-Girders Employing 0.7 in. (17.8 mm) Strands

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 9/1/2017

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Practice oriented papers and articles ON SPECIFICATIONS

Who is Watching Out for the Cylinders?

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 8/1/2018

Performance-Based Specifications for Concrete Exposed to Chlorides

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 7/1/2018

Concrete Q&A: Tensile Bond Strength of Concrete

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 7/1/2018

Specifying for Performance

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 5/1/2018

Rating of Concrete Road Bridges with Static Proof Load Tests

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 5/1/2018

Rating of Prestressed Concrete Adjacent Beam Bridges without Plans

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 5/1/2018

RCC Dam Construction

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 2/1/2018

Alkali-activated cementitious materials and concretes – Steps towards standardization

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 8/1/2017

Development of Test Methods and Specifications for Chemically Activated Binders

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 8/1/2017

Criteria for Concrete Mixtures Resistant to Chemical Sulfate Attack

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 6/1/2017

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