Title:
Seven Years On: Perception Survey of ACI 318-11 to ACI 318-14 Reorganization
Author(s):
Chase Rogers and Kent A. Harries
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
44
Issue:
5
Appears on pages(s):
43-47
Keywords:
design, respondent, document, response
DOI:
10.14359/51734738
Date:
5/1/2022
Abstract:
ACI Committee 318 restructured the ACI 318 Code between the 2011 and 2014 editions. This article provides the results of a recent survey designed to evaluate design professionals’ perceptions of the complexity and utility of the two versions of the standard.
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