ACI formulas in SI units

[VictorPerez]

Hi, i am a civil engineer working in dominican republic. Our country's buildings are designed using the ACI procedures and formulas. Can these formulas be used with metric (SI) units without being modified ?

 

[rapt]

There is a Metric version of the ACI code ACI 318M that has the formulae converted to metric.

You cannot use the standard ACI 318 as the formulae do not work in metric. In many places there are concversions required, especially where square root of stresses are involved but also in other places.

I am not sure if the Metric version of the 2002 code is out yet. It is normally delayed by about 12 months.