ACI CODE-437.2-13 Code Requirements for Load Testing of Existing Concrete Structures and Commentary

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This code provides requirements for test load magnitudes, test protocols, and acceptance criteria for conducting a load test as a means of evaluating the safety and serviceability of concrete structural members and systems for existing buildings as provided for by ACI 562-13. A load test may be conducted as part of a structural evaluation to determine whether an existing building requires

repair and rehabilitation, or to verify the adequacy of repair and rehabilitation measures applied to an existing building, or both. This code contains provisions for both a cyclic load test and a monotonic load test procedure.

Keywords: acceptance criteria; cyclic loading; load test; monotonic loading; test load magnitude; test protocol.

Document Details

Author: ACI Committee 437S

Pages: 21

Categories: Codes, Testing

Formats: PDF, ePub, or Kindle

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1—GENERAL

1.1—General

1.2—Scope

1.3—Purpose

1.4—Limitations

1.5—Interpretation

1.6—Language and units of measurement

CHAPTER 2—NOTATION AND DEFINITIONS

2.1—Notation

2.2—Definitions

CHAPTER 3—REFERENCED STANDARDS

CHAPTER 4—TEST LOAD

4.1—Service loads

4.2—Test load magnitude

CHAPTER 5—LOADING PROTOCOL

5.1—Safety

5.2—Load arrangement

5.3—Monotonic loading protocol

5.4—Cyclic loading protocol

5.5—Load application

5.6—Response measurements

5.7—Visual inspection

CHAPTER 6—ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

6.1—Distress caused by load test

6.2—Performance assessment at service load level

6.3—Acceptance criteria for monotonic loading protocol

6.4—Acceptance criteria for cyclic loading protocol

6.5—Provision for lower load rating

R7—COMMENTARY REFERENCES

Cited references

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