PROPOSED REVISION OF - SPECIFICATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL CONCRETE FOR BUILDINGS (ACI-301-89)

These specifications are a reference standard which the engineer or ar chitect may make applicable to any building project by citing them in the project specifications. He supplements them as needed by designati ng or specifying individual project requirements. The document covers materials and proportioning of concrete; reinforcing and prestressing steels; production, placing and curing of concrete; and formwork desig n and construction. Methods of treatment of joints and embedded items, repair of surface defects, and finishing of formed surfaces are speci fied. Separate sections are devoted to slab construction and finishing , architectural concrete, massive concrete, and materials and methods for constructing post-tensioned concrete. Provisions governing resting , evaluation and acceptance of concrete as well as for acceptance of t he structure are included.