Aci 437.2M-13

ACI 437.
2M-13
(metric)
Code Requirements for Load Testing

of Existing Concrete Structures
(ACI 437.2M-13) and Commentary
An ACI Standard
Reported by ACI Committee 437

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May 2014
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ACI 437.2M-13
Code Requirements for Load Testing of Existing

Concrete Structures (ACI 437.2M-13) and
Commentary
Reported by ACI Committee 437
Carl J. Larosche*, Chair J. Gustavo Tumialan*, Secretary
Joseph A. Amon Danielle D. Kleinhans Paul H. Ziehl*

Nicholas J. Carino Andrew T. Krauklis
Paolo Casadei Daniel J. McCarthy Consulting Members
John A. Frauenhoffer Javeed Munshi Marco Arduini
Nestore Galati* Antonio Nanni Habib M. Zein Alabideen
Zareh B. Gregorian Thomas E. Nehil*
*
Pawan R. Gupta Renato Parretti Member of the subcommittee that prepared this
Frederick D. Heidbrink K. Nam Shiu report
Ashok M. Kakade Jeffrey S. West*
This code provides requirements for test load magnitudes, test CONTENTS
protocols, and acceptance criteria for conducting a load test as a
means of evaluating the safety and serviceability of concrete struc- CHAPTER 1—GENERAL, p. 3
tural members and systems for existing buildings as provided for
1.1—General, p. 3
by ACI 562-13. A load test may be conducted as part of a struc-
1.2—Scope, p. 3
tural evaluation to determine whether an existing building requires
1.3—Purpose, p. 3
repair and rehabilitation, or to verify the adequacy of repair and
1.4—Limitations, p. 4
rehabilitation measures applied to an existing building, or both.
1.5—Interpretation, p. 4
This code contains provisions for both a cyclic load test and a
1.6—Language and units of measurement, p. 4
monotonic load test procedure.
Keywords: acceptance criteria; cyclic loading; load test; monotonic CHAPTER 2—NOTATION AND DEFINITIONS, p. 5
loading; test load magnitude; test protocol. 2.1—Notation, p. 5
2.2—Definitions, p. 6
CHAPTER 3—REFERENCED STANDARDS, p. 8
CHAPTER 4—TEST LOAD, p. 9

4.1—Service loads, p. 9
4.2—Test load magnitude, p. 9
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ACI 437.

Code Requirements for Load Testing

Reported by ACI Committee 437

American Concrete Institute

Code Requirements for Load Testing of Existing

Carl J. Larosche, Chair J. Gustavo Tumialan, Secretary

Joseph A. Amon Danielle D. Kleinhans Paul H. Ziehl*

CHAPTER 3—REFERENCED STANDARDS, p. 8

CHAPTER 4—TEST LOAD, p. 9

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