Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
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The public discussion period for the next revision of ACI 318 (ACI 318-08), “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete,” begins on July 1, 2007 and ends August 15, 2007. You can view the proposed revisions by going to www.concrete.org and clicking on a link for ACI 318-08 that will appear on the home page. There’s a chance that the proposed revisions will be posted a week or so before July 1, so check the ACI site during the last week in June if you want more time to read and respond to the changes.






RE: Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
...uh...sorry guys.
RE: Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
We had about an 800 post argument about how to determine Asmin for slabs and footings.
RE: Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
RE: Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
RE: Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
At least AISC does it better, every 5 years or so. The Manual doesn't start coming apart within a couple of years either, LOL!
Committee members are volunteers, so I don't see why it would be desirable from their viewpoint to put out something too often.
RE: Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
Never been on one of these committees, but there must be pressure coming from somewhere to publish. Either the researchers who want their hard work acknowledged or the publishers who want to make money selling books?
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RE: Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
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RE: Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
RE: Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
RE: Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
RE: Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
Your ACI codes fall apart after a couple of years too. I thought it only happened to me.
I think for the amount of money we spend for an ACI code, they should bind the thing better.
I try not to open my 2005 code unless I have too, for fear that it will fall apart.
RE: Public discussion of ACI 318 revisions coming soon
There was a big debate when NFPA issued its own building code (5000) between the consensus method of change, where industry has a say, and the ICC method of change where only governmental member vote for changes. I had attended one ICC code change hearing in Detriot and I seldom voted for change without good justification. I am not sure how easy change is in the consensus method.
I say this because I think ICC has an interest in publishing on a three year cycle and other code publishers are jumping on this band wagon. Industry supports this because new products and methods can be more quickly incorporated into the code, and as long as those private interest have the ear (and wallet) of the code writers, it will probably not change.
Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com