Standards

ACI technical committees disseminate information through consensus-based publications within the scope of a committee’s mission.

Standardization is the most rigorous consensus process used by ACI. ACI standards are written in mandatory language. There are typically two types of ACI Standards – design codes and construction specifications.

Design Codes

Design codes are directed to the design professional, not the construction team. ACI design codes include, code requirements, code cases, acceptance criteria, and design specifications.

Construction Specifications

ACI construction specifications are written to direct the producers, testing agencies, and construction team, not the design professional. ACI specifications include both construction and material specifications.

Upcoming Standards

When a draft ACI Standard is processed through ACI's standardization procedures, it is made available to public review for a 45-day discussion period. If there are any draft ACI Standards available for public discussion, links to those drafts are provided below.

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Suite of Codes

American Concrete Institute (ACI) offers dozens of codes that help design professionals create quality concrete projects around the world.

Covering topics such as structural concrete design; concrete repair; precast concrete; seismic anaylsis; residential concrete and mores.

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Code Advocacy

ACI is a leading authority and resource worldwide for the development dissemination and adoption of its consensus-based standards, technical resources, educational and training programs, and certification programs. Code development and Standards Adoption takes place at the international, state, and local levels.

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