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ACI Updates Product Codes for its Codes, Specifications, and Practices

12/18/2020

To increase clarity about the American Concrete Institute’s document types, the Institute has updated its product designations assigned to already published and forthcoming codes, specifications, guides, reports, and TechNotes. 

The updates include:

• Addition of the term “CODE” to all of the Institute’s codes; for example, ACI 318-19 is now ACI CODE-318-19;
• Addition of the term “SPEC” to all of the Institute’s specification; for example, ACI 301-20 is now ACI SPEC-301-20; and
• Addition of the letters “PRC” to all of the Institute’s practices – including all guides, reports, and TechNotes – along with elimination of the “R” for reports and “T” for TechNotes; for example, ACI 308R-16 is now ACI PRC-308-16. 

The addition of “PRC” also eases identification that the Institute’s practices – including all guides, reports, and TechNotes – are available for free download to members of the Institute.  The product codes of documents already published were updated on December 18, 2020, and all forthcoming codes, specifications, guides, reports, and TechNotes will use these updated product designations. 

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