Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION
1.1—Background
1.2—Objective and scope
1.3—Performance-based requirements
1.4—Comparison of performance-based and prescriptive requirements
1.5—Sustainability and performance-based requirements
1.6—Responsibilities of involved parties
1.7—ACI codes and specifications
CHAPTER 2—DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 3—ELEMENTS OF PERFORMANCE BASED REQUIREMENTS
3.1—Quality characteristics
3.2—Prequalification, identity, and surrogate testing
3.3—Test methods
3.4—Point of sampling and testing
3.5—Acceptance criteria
CHAPTER 4—DEVELOPMENT OF ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
4.1—Introduction
4.2—Factors to consider
4.3—Setting acceptability limits
4.4—Actions when acceptance criteria are not satisfied
CHAPTER 5—IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES
5.1—Introduction
5.2—Prebid conference
5.3—Pre-award meeting
5.4—Preconstruction conference
5.5—Bonus-penalty provisions
5.6—Challenges to successful implementation
CHAPTER 6—PRESCRIPTIVE DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS IN ACI 318 AND ACI 301 AND PERFORMANCE-BASED ALTERNATIVES
6.1—Review of existing prescriptive requirements for durability
6.2—Proposed alternative performance specifications for concrete
CHAPTER 7—SUMMARY AND FUTURE ACTIONS
7.1—Summary
7.2—Path forward
CHAPTER 8—REFERENCES
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