Table of Contents
Chapter 1—Introduction
1.1—Background
1.2—Introduction
1.3—Limitations
Chapter 2—Notation and terminology
2.1—Notation
2.2—Terminology
Chapter 3—History of load test, load factors, and acceptance criteria
3.1—Scope of historical review
3.2—Summary and conclusions
Chapter 4—Load factors
4.1—Introduction
4.2—Load factors for various components of service load
4.3—Load factors for extreme ratios of live load to total dead load
Chapter 5—Load test protocol
5.1—Introduction
5.2—Test load configuration
5.3—Load application method
5.4—Loading procedures
5.5—Loading duration
5.6—Load testing procedure
Chapter 6—Acceptance criteria
6.1—Criteria for 24-hour monotonic load test
6.2—Criteria for cyclic load test
6.3—Considerations of performance assessment at serviceload level
6.4—Recommendations for acceptance criteria at test load magnitude level 6.5—Strength reserve beyond load test acceptance criteria
Chapter 7—Summary
Chapter 8—References
8.1—Referenced standards and reports
8.2—Cited references
Appendix A—Determination of equivalentpatch load
A.1—Notation
A.2—Introduction
A.3—One-way slab system
A.4—Procedure and preliminary calculations
A.5—Calculations after calibration cycle
A.6—Conclusions
Appendix B—History of load test, load factors, and acceptance criteria
B.1—Notation
B.2—Historical load test practice in the United States and according to ACI
B.3—Other historical load test practices