IN-LB Inch-Pound Units

An ACI Standard

Specifications for Concrete

Construction (ACI 301-20)
Reported by ACI Committee 301
ACI 301-20
 First Printing
September 2020
ISBN: 978-1-64195-107-4

Specifications for Concrete Construction

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 ACI 301-20

Specifications for Concrete Construction

An ACI Standard

Reported by ACI Committee 301

Michelle L. Wilson, Chair Jason P. Bray, Secretary

VOTING MEMBERS
Roger J. Becker *
John W. Gajda* Ward R. Malisch George W. Seegebrecht
Nicholas J. Carino Thomas M. Greene Frank Stephen Malits Matthew J. Sheehan
Domingo J. Carreira Kenneth S. Harmon* David R. Nau Kuntay K. Talay
Mark F. Chrzanowski John L. Hausfeld* Theodore L. Neff* Scott M. Tarr*
Teck L. Chua Kenneth C. Hover Aimee Pergalsky David G. Tepke
James N. Cornell Steven C. Jaycox Eric S. Peterson Daniel B. Toon*
Anthony R. DeCarlo Jr.* Eric P. Koehler* Henry B. Prenger* John B. Turner*
Thano Drimalas Larry B. Krauser Amy M. Reineke Trygestad Kevin D. Wolf
Christopher C. Ferraro Colin L. Lobo David B. Scott
*Subcommittee Chairs

SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS
Oscar R. Antommattei Roger S. Johnston† Lance Osborne Edith G. Smith
Asit N. Baxi Phil Jones Karen Polanco Jason A. Swagert
Eric Carleton Neel R. Khosa Jonathon L. Poole Ralph H. Tulis
Steven J. Crawford Donald P. Kline Christopher James Perry Miroslav Vejvoda
Ufuk Dilek Ronald L. Kozikowski Jr. Karen Polanco Gregory R. Wagner
Daniel P. Dorfmueller Andrew R. Lloyd John P. Ries David Wan
Rick Felder Andrew S. McPherson G. Michael Robinson Michael A. Whisonant
Chris A. Forster Todd R. Messerly John W. Rohrer Dennis M. Wittry
Charles S. Hanskat Yvonne Nelson Paul A. Rouis III William H. Wolfe
Todd R. Hawkinson Joseph F. Neuber Jr. Steven K. Rowe Zuming Xia

CONSULTING MEMBERS
Jon B. Ardahl Sidney Freedman David P. Gustafson W. Calvin McCall

This is a Reference Specification that the Architect/Engineer can The materials, processes, quality control measures, and inspec-
apply to projects involving concrete construction by citing it in the tions described in this document should be tested, monitored, or
Project Specification. A mandatory requirements checklist and an performed as applicable only by individuals holding the appro-
optional requirements checklist are provided to assist the Architect/ priate ACI Certification or equivalent.
Engineer in supplementing the provisions of this Specification as
required or needed by designating or specifying individual project Keywords: architectural concrete; cold weather; compressive strength;
requirements. consolidation; curing; durability; finish; formwork; grouting; hot weather;
The first five sections of this Specification cover general require- industrial floors; inspection; joints; lightweight concrete; mass concrete;
mixture proportions; placing; post-tensioned concrete; precast concrete;
ments for concrete construction. These sections cover materials
prestressing steel; repair; reshoring; shoring; shrinkage-compensating
and proportioning of concrete; reinforcement and prestressing concrete; slabs-on-ground; steel reinforcement; testing; tilt-up; tolerance;
steel; production, placing, finishing, and curing of concrete; welded wire reinforcement.
formwork performance criteria and construction; treatment of
joints; embedded items; repair of surface defects; and finishing
of formed and unformed surfaces. Provisions governing testing, ACI 301-20 supersedes ACI 301-16, was adopted August 31, 2020, and published
evaluation, and acceptance of concrete as well as acceptance of September 2020.
the structures are included. The remaining sections are devoted to Copyright ©2020, American Concrete Institute.
architectural concrete, lightweight concrete, mass concrete, post- All rights reserved including rights of reproduction and use in any form or by
any means, including the making of copies by any photo process, or by electronic
tensioned concrete, shrinkage-compensating concrete for interior
or mechanical device, printed, written, or oral, or recording for sound or visual
slabs, industrial floor slabs, tilt-up construction, precast structural reproduction or for use in any knowledge or retrieval system or device, unless
concrete, and precast architectural concrete. permission in writing is obtained from the copyright proprietors.