ACI211-5r-01 Guide for Submittal of Concrete Propo

AC1211SR-01GuideforSubmittalofConcreteProportionsReportedbyAC1Committee211americanconcreteinstitutePO.BOX9094FARMINGTONHILLS,MICHIGAN48333-9094COPYRIGHTACIInternational(AmericanConcreteInstitute)LicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesCOPYRIGHTACIInternational(AmericanConcreteInstitute)LicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesFirstPrinting,October2001GuideforSubmittalofConcreteProportionsMostAC1StandardsandcommitteereportsaregatheredtogetherintheannuallyrevisedAC1ManualofConcretePractice.TheseveralvolumesarearrangedtogrouprelatedmaterialtogetherandmaybepurchasedindividuallyorinsetS.TheAC1ManualofConcretePracticeisalsoavailableonCD-ROM.AC1Committeespreparestandardsandreportsinthegeneralareasofmaterialsandpropert¡esofconcrete,constructionpracticesandinspection,pavementsandslabs,struc-turaldesignandanalysis,structuralspecifica-tions,andspecialproductsandprocesses.AcompletecatalogofallAC1publicationsisavailablewithoutcharge.AmericanConcreteInstituteP.O.Box9094FarmingtonHills,MI48333-9094AC1CertificationProgramsEnhancementofAC1DocumentsThefinalqualityofaconcretestructuredependsonqualifiedpeopletoconstructit.AC1certificationpro-gramsidentifycraftsmen,technicians,andinspectorswhohavedemonstratedtheirqualifications.Thefollow-ingprogramsareadministeredbyAC1tofulfillthegrow-ingdemandintheindustryforcertifiedworkers:ConcreteFlatworkFinisherConcreteFiaWorkTechnicianConcreteFieldTestingTechnician-GradeIThetechnicalcommitteesresponsibleforAC1committeereportsandstandardsstrivetoavoidambiguities,omis-sions,anderrorsinthesedocuments.Inspiteoftheseefforts,theusersofAC1documentsoccasionallyfindinformationorrequirementsthatmaybesubjecttomorethanoneinterpretationormaybeincompleteorincorrect.Toassistintheeffortforaccuracyandclarity,theTechnicalActivitiesCommitteesolicitsthehelpofindi-vidualsusingAC1reportsandstandardsinidentifyingandeliminatingproblemsthatmaybeassociatedwithConcreteStrengthTestingTechnicianConcreteLaboratoryTestingTechnician-GradeIConcreteLaboratoryTestingTechnician-GradeIIConcreteConstructionInspectortheiruse.UserswhohavesuggestionsfortheimprovementofAC1documentsarerequestedtocontacttheAC1Engi-neeringDepartmentinwriting,withthefollowinginfor-1.TitleandnumberofthedocumentcontainingtheConcreteConstructionInspector-ln-Trainingmation:problemandspecificsectioninthedocument;ConcreteTransportationConstructionInspector-In-TrainingConcreteTransportationConstructionInspector2.Concisedescriptionoftheproblem;3.Ifpossible,suggestedrevisionsformitigatingtheproblem.ThisdocumentmayalreadycontainreferencetotheseAC1certificationprograms,whichcanbeincorporatedintoprojectspecificationsorqualitycontrolprocedures.Ifnot,suggestedguidespecificationsareavailableonrequestfromtheAC1CertificationDepartment.TheInstitute’sEngineeringStaffwillreviewandtakeappropriateactiononailcommentsandsuggestionsreceived.MembersaswellasnonmembersoftheInsti-tuteareencouragedtoassistinenhancingtheaccuracyandusefulnessofAC1documents.ISBN0-87031-054-2COPYRIGHTACIInternational(AmericanConcreteInstitute)LicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesCOPYRIGHTACIInternational(AmericanConcreteInstitute)LicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesAC1211SR-01GuideforSubmittalofConcreteProportionsReportedbyAC1Committee211MichaelJ.BoyleRichardM.WingChairmanSubcommitteeChairmanTerryE.ArnoldWilliamL.BarringerMuhammedP.BasheerCasimirBognackiMarshallL.BrownRamonL.CarrasquilloJamesE.CookJohnECookRaymondA.CookDavidA.CrockerD.GeneDanielFrancoisdeLarrardDonaldE.DixonCalvinL.DodlDarre11EElliotMichaelR.GardnerJohnT.GuthneG.TerryHanis.Sr.RichardD.HillDavidL.HollingsworthGeorgeW.HollonGodfreyA.Holmstrom,Jr.SaidIravaniTarifM.Jaberlnfonnationrequiredforthepreparationandreviewofaconcretemlnuresubmittaliscontainedinreferencedocumentssuchascodesandstandards,projectdrawingsandspecifications,andothercontractdocuments.Theserequirementsdependontheintendeduseoftheconcrete,theavailableinfonnation,aiidthesizeoftheproject.Thisguideisintendedtoassistboththesubmitterandreviewerbyprovidingadescriptionofnecessaryinfor-mationtoensurethattheappropriateinfonnationisprovided.Useoftheguidem0.Ybelimitedwhencontractdocumentsdefinethesubmittalformat,Theguideemphasizesthattheconcretemixtureisauniquecombinationofspecificingredieiiis,frompanicularsources,andinquantitiesnecessarytoachievetheintendedpurpose.Keywords:admixture;aggregate;compressivestrength;fiberreinforce-ment;hydrauliccement;mixtureproportion:requiredstrength:water-cementitiousmaterialsratio.AC1CommitteeReports,Guides,StandardPractices,andCommentariesareintendedforguidanceinplanning,designing,executing,andinspectingconstruction.Thisdocumentisintendedfortheuseofindividualswhoarecompetenttoevaluatethesignificanceandlimitationsofitscontentandrecommendationsandwhowillacceptre-sponsibilityfortheapplicationofthematerialitcontains.TheAmericanConcreteInstitutedisclaimsanyandallre-sponsibilityforthestatedprinciples.TheInstituteshallnotbeliableforanylossordamagearisingtherefrom.Referencetothisdocumentshallnotbemadeincon-tractdocuments.Ifitemsfoundinthisdocumentarede-siredbyth