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Committee Mission: Develop and report information on anchorage to concrete.

Goals: 1) Updating of Qualification of Post-Installed Mechanical Anchors in Concrete - Code and Commentary (ACI CODE 355.2-24) by January 2029. 2) Updating of Qualification of Post-Installed Adhesive Anchors in Concrete - Code and Commentary (ACI CODE 355.4-24) by January 2029. 3) Updating of Qualification of Post-Installed Reinforcing Bar Systems - Code and Commentary (ACI CODE 355.5.24) by January 2029. 4) Draft recommendations for testing and design standards to address systems, conditions of use, and design issues not addressed in ACI 355.2, ACI 355.4, ACI 355.5 and ACI 318 such as design for fire, and explicit calculation of anchor strength associated with splitting failure. 5) Maintain databases for anchor test results. 6) Support task groups to update and maintain current 355 standards and to address ongoing questions of interest to the Committee. 7) Metric versions of ACI 355.2 and ACI 355.5

Chair: Andra Hoermann-Gast

TAC Contact: Wassim Ghannoum

Published Committee Documents:
• ACI CODE-355.2-24: Post-Installed Mechanical Anchors in Concrete—Qualification Requirements and Commentary
• ACI CODE-355.4-19 (Reapproved 2021): Qualification of Post-Installed Adhesive Anchors in Concrete and Commentary
• ACI CODE-355.4-24: Post-Installed Adhesive Anchors in Concrete - Qualification Requirements and Commentary
• ACI CODE-355.4M-11 Qualification of Post-Installed Adhesive Anchors in Concrete and Commentary (Metric)
• ACI CODE-355.4M-19(21): Qualification of Post-Installed Adhesive Anchors in Concrete (ACI 355.4M-19) and Commentary (Reapproved 2021)
• ACI CODE-355.5-24: Post-Installed Reinforcing Bar Systems in Concrete—Qualification Requirements and Commentary

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