International Standards and Codes for Concrete Work

This article defines the minimum requirements of International standards and codes of concrete work.

International Standards and Codes for Concrete Work

American Concrete Institute (ACI)

ACI 117 –  Standard Specifications for Tolerances for Concrete Construction and Materials.

ACI 211.1 –  Standard Practice for Selecting Proportions for Normal, Heavyweight, and Mass Concrete.

ACI 301 – Specifications for Structural Concrete.

ACI 304R – Guide for Measuring, Mixing, Transporting, and Placing Concrete.

ACI 305R – Guide to Hot Weather Concreting.

ACI 306R – Guide to Cold Weather Concreting.

ACI 308.1 – Specification for Curing Concrete.

ACI 309R – Guide for Consolidation of Concrete.

ACI 318  – Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary.

ACI 347 – Guide to Formwork for Concrete.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

ANSI A10.9 – Concrete and Masonry Work Safety Requirements

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

ASCE 37-02 – Design Loads on Structures During Construction

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

ASTM C 31 – Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field

ASTM C 33 – Specification for Concrete Aggregates

        ASTM C 39 – Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens

ASTM C 94 – Specification for Ready-Mixed Concrete

        ASTM C 143 – Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete

ASTM C 150 – Specification for Portland Cement

ASTM C 172 – Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete

        ASTM C 173  – Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method

        ASTM C 231 – Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method

ASTM C 260 – Specification for Air-Entrainment Admixtures for Concrete

        ASTM C 309 – Specification for Liquid Membrane-Forming Compounds for Curing Concrete

        ASTM C 311 – Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Fly Ash or Natural Pozzolans for Use as a Mineral Admixture in Portland Cement Concrete.

ASTM ACI C 494 – Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete.

ASTM ACI C 618 – Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use as a Mineral Admixture in Concrete.

ASTM ACI D1667 – Standard Specification for Flexible Cellular Materials—Poly (Vinyl Chloride) Foam (Closed-Cell)

National Ready-Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)

Plant Certification Checklist – Section 3 Certification of Ready-Mixed Concrete Production Facilities

All specifications or codes referenced shall be the latest editions.