Title:
Changes to Expect in the 2008 Edition of the ACI Building Code (ACI 318-08)
Author(s):
James K. Wight
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
29
Issue:
7
Appears on pages(s):
49-53
Keywords:
ACI 318; building code; design; concrete construction
DOI:
Date:
7/1/2007
Abstract:
The final task for the current ACI Committee 318, Structural Concrete Building Code, will be responding to public comments regarding the proposed content of ACI 318-08, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary.” The purpose of this article by the Chair of Committee 318 is to introduce some of the changes and invite participation in the public discussion. A document containing all of the proposed changes is available on the ACI website, www.concrete.org. Comments must be received no later than August 15, 2007.