Definition:
A Concrete Construction Special Inspector is a person qualified to inspect and record the results of concrete construction inspection based on codes and job specifications. The program covers inspection during preplacement, placement, and post-placement operations. 

An Associate Concrete Construction Special Inspector is a person who is knowledgeable about inspection procedures for concrete construction, including preplacement, placement, and post-placement operations; but does not have the experience required to qualify as an ACI Concrete Construction Special Inspector.

Scope and Knowledge:
The programs require a knowledge of concrete construction, including plan reading, formwork installation and removal, reinforcements, embedments, sampling and testing freshly mixed concrete, conveying, placing, consolidation, finishing, jointing, curing, and protection. The technical resource materials used in these programs include the following: 

ACI PUBLICATIONS

• ACI Concrete Terminology
• 117—Specification for Tolerances for Concrete Construction and Materials
• 213R—Guide for Structural Lightweight-Aggregate Concrete
• 301—Specifications for Structural Concrete
• 302.1R—Guide to Concrete Floor and Slab Construction
• 304R—Guide for Measuring, Mixing, Transporting, and Placing Concrete
• 304.2R—Placing Concrete by Pumping Methods
• 305R—Guide to Hot Weather Concreting
• 306R—Guide to Cold Weather Concreting
• 308R—Guide to Curing Concrete
• 309R—Guide to Consolidation of Concrete
• 318—Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete
• 347R—Guide to Formwork for Concrete
• SP–2—Manual of Concrete Inspection