Field Reference Manual - Standard Specifications for Structural Concrete - ACI 301-99 with Selected ACI and ASTM References

An essential reference document, Specifications for Structural Concrete 301-99 with Selected ACI and ASTM References (SP-15-99), includes the latest version of the Standard Specifications for Structural Concrete. This revision includes many technical changes, as well as extensive format changes.

ACI 301-99 is the Reference Specification which most architects /engineers cite in the project specifications. The specification covers materials and proportioning of concrete; reinforcing and prestressing steels; production, placing, and curing of concrete; and formwork design and construction. Methods of treatment of joints and embedded items, repair of surface defects, and finishing of formed surfaces are specified. Separate chapters are devoted to slab construction and finishing, architectural concrete, massive concrete, and materials and methods for constructing post-tensioned concrete. Provisions governing testing, evaluation, and acceptance of concrete as well as for acceptance of the structure are included.

Also included in this Manual is a selection of 11 selected ACI and nine selected ASTM standards and references.