Title:
Key Changes in the 2019 Edition of the ACI Building Code (ACI 318-19)
Author(s):
Jack P. Moehle
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
41
Issue:
8
Appears on pages(s):
21-27
Keywords:
reinforcement, slab, beam, column
DOI:
10.14359/51719093
Date:
8/1/2019
Abstract:
ACI Committee 318 has completed the technical work for “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-19) and Commentary (ACI 318R-19).” For the present Code cycle, the committee focused on technical changes to improve safety, economy, and sustainability, while introducing new technologies and ideas to advance the concrete industry. The article summarizes some of the key changes for the ACI 318-19 Code.
Related References:
1. ACI Committee 318, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-19) and Commentary (ACI 318R-19),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2019, 623 pp.
2. ACI Committee 318, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-14) and Commentary (ACI 318R-14),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2014, 519 pp.
3. “Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE/SEI 7-16),” American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, 2017, 800 pp.
4. “2018 International Building Code (2018 IBC),” International Code Council, 2017.
5. ACI Committee 543, “Guide to Design, Manufacture, and Installation of Concrete Piles (ACI 543R-12),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2012, 64 pp.
6. ACI Committee 352, “Recommendations for Design of Beam-Column Connections in Monolithic Reinforced Concrete Structures (ACI 352R-02) (Reapproved 2010),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2002, 38 pp.
7. ACI Committee 355, “Qualification of Post-Installed Mechanical Anchors in Concrete and Commentary (ACI 355.2-07),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2007, 35 pp.
8. Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 550, “Code Requirements for the Design of Precast Concrete Diaphragms for Earthquake Motions (ACI 550.5-18) and Commentary (ACI 550.5R-18),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2018, 24 pp.
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10. ACI Committee 437, “Code Requirements for Load Testing of Existing Concrete Structures (ACI 437.2-13) and Commentary,” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2013, 21 pp.