scope:

Scope of ACI CODE-440.11-22

This chapter addresses (a) through (h):

(a) General requirements of this Code

(b) Purpose of this Code

(c) Applicability of this Code

(d) Interpretation of this Code

(e) Definition and role of the building official and the licensed design professional

(f) Construction documents

(g) Testing and inspection

(h) Approval of special systems of design, construction, or alternative construction materials

Scope of ACI CODE-440.11-22

This Code includes provisions for the design of nonprestressed glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP)-reinforced concrete used for structural purposes. This Code does not address concrete prestressed with GFRP. This Code does not cover any applications of steel reinforcement of concrete. The design of structural concrete reinforced with steel is governed by ACI 318. This Code covers the design of reinforced concrete members that are reinforced entirely with GFRP; the design of "hybrid" members with mixed types of reinforcement is outside the scope of this Code. However, this Code can be used for the design of GFRPreinforced concrete members that are part of a structure that also includes members that are not reinforced with GFRP. Steel reinforcement may be present in GFRP-reinforced concrete members designed using this Code, but the steel reinforcement should not be considered as part of the reinforcement for that member for the purposes of strength or serviceability calculations.

This Code is a dependent code on ACI 318-19. This chapter includes a number of provisions that explain where this Code applies and how it is to be interpreted.