Welcome

ACI Milwaukee Convention April 19,2016

Joint Presentation

E707 Specification Education Committee

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301 Specification for Structural Concrete

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 Scope Today

Roll out ACI 301-16 Specification for Structural Concrete

• This document is the result of the 2010 to 2015 cycle.

• Each of the specification section subcommittee chairs

will outline the changes and touch on changes that
didn’t occur.

• We will also cover how this document is to be used by

the Specifier and the Contractor.

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 Key points

• How does 301 Committee function.

• How Specifier and Contractor utilize ACI 301-16.

• What are the General Changes to the Specification.

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 How 301 Functions

• Committees 301, 318, 562 have selective membership

• 301 Chair forms a new team, five year process.

• Chair is looking for proven expertise in subject matter,

producer/user criteria, and mandatory language writing
skills.

• Diversity of membership so as to create a petrographic

slice of our industry

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 How 301 Functions

• Voting members

• 33 members
• 17 hours each convention meetings
• Bi weekly GoToWebinars

• Subcommittee Members
• 7 subcommittees, 42 subcommittee members
• Technical committee membership
• 4-8 hours convention meetings

• Consulting Members

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Specifier & Contractor Utilization

• 301 is referenced in the Contract Documents

of the Project.

• Specification is written to the Contractor.

• The Notes to Specifier and Checklists are

written to the Specifier

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• Legal Document- Body of the Specification 51 pages

• The Body of the Specification gives direction to the Contractor

• Non-mandatory Portion of the Specification is pages 52-66.

• This area of the Specification gives direction to the Specifier.
• Mandatory Requirements Checklist
• Optional Requirements Checklist

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 Specifier & Contractor Utilization

• Mandatory Requirements Checklist

• Trigger language- ‘specified in Contract Documents’

• Items requires the Specifier to take action.
• f’c
• aggregate size
• tolerance of mesh reinforcement
• Specify specialty sections scope
• What portions of project are architectural concrete
or mass concrete.

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• Optional Requirements Checklist

• Trigger language-’Unless Otherwise Specified’

• The Body of the Specification has defaults.

• Defaults are generally set to cover most situations.

• It is a flag that the Specifier may want to review the item

• It is a flag to the Contractor that there is an alternative

available

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Mandatory Language Refinement

The concrete compressive strength shall be determined in

accordance with Section 1.7 Acceptance of Structure of this
Specification.

Determine concrete compressive strength in accordance with

1.7.4.

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 General Changes 301-16

• Removed Submittal Checklist

• Trigger language
• More than 33 examples
• Standardized to less than 5

• Utilized reference documents

• PTI M55.1-12
• CRSI RB4.1-14

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 General Changes 301-16

• Strong Editorial Review

• Maturing of Mandatory Language

• Reference Document Review

• Subjective Terms changed for quantitative, measurable

terms

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 Closing

• 301 Membership

• Contractor Participation

• Technical Committee Participation

• Special thanks to Michelle Wilson

• My thanks

• Our future a new chair and new 301 committee

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