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Committee 365 has developed a Design Specification for Performing a Service Life Prediction (not yet published). The purpose of this course would be to introduce this new upcoming document to the membership and the public. This would be of interest to engineers that perform service life modeling, Owners who are increasingly requiring service life as part of their project objectives, and contractors who are increasingly required to meet the requirements established by service life modeling. This course will discuss the role of the service life design engineer in delivering service life reports and specifying qualification and material performance testing. This course will further discuss challenges to obtain service life evaluations through service life modeling and analysis techniques in combination with incorporating owner service life requirements. The purpose of service life analysis is to produce more durable construction materials, including improved concrete mixtures, and more durable construction methods to better resist environmental exposures and extend predicted service life on concrete construction projects.

The contents of this course include four recorded presentations from the ACI 2023 Fall Convention:
• Introduction of the Design Specification for Service Life Prediction by Kyle Stanish, Tourney Consulting Group, LLC
• ACI Code-365 – Performing a Service Life Evaluation—Design Specification Consultant’s Perspective by Jose Pacheco, MJ2 Consulting, PLLC
• ACI 365 Service Life Design Specification - Contractor's Perspective by Matthew Miltenberger, VCS Engineering, Inc.
• Service Life Evaluation Design Specifications—The Project Owners and/or Client’s Responsibilities by Bruce Smith, SANDAG - MMPI

1. Review the upcoming newly developed document "Performing a Service Life Prediction - A Design Specification" and describe the challenges to service life evaluation.
2. Describe the process of performing a service life prediction and developing a service life report.
3. Discuss the role of different participants, such as owners, contractors, and design engineers, in the service life prediction modeling and evaluation process.
4. Recall case studies that explain how owner requirements are incorporated into service life prediction and into the construction process.

Study the materials included in this module. Then, complete and pass the corresponding 10-question quiz with a score of 80% or higher to receive a certificate for 0.15 CEU (1.5 PDH).
Continuing Education Credit: 0.15 CEU (1.5 PDH)
Approved AIA and ICC
Access Period: 30 days