Table of Contents
ACI STANDARD/COMMITTEE REPORT
PART 1—GENERAL
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 318-7
1.1—Scope
1.2—Drawings and specifications
1.3—Inspection
1.4—Approval of special systems of design or construction
CHAPTER 2—DEFINITIONS 318-17
PART 2—STANDARDS FOR TESTS AND MATERIALS
CHAPTER 3—MATERIALS 318-21
3.0—Notation
3.1—Tests of materials
3.2—Cements
3.3—Aggregates
3.4—Water
3.5—Metal reinforcement
3.6—Admixtures
3.7—Storage of materials
3.8—Standards cited in this code
PART 3—CONSTRUCTlON REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 4—DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS 318-33
4.0—Notation
4.1—Freezing and thawing exposures
4.2—Sulfate exposures
4.3—Corrosion of reinforcement
CHAPTER 5—CONCRETE QUALITY, MIXING, AND PLACING 318-39
5.0—Notation
5.1—General
5.2—Selection of concrete proportions
5.3—Proportioning on the basis of field experience andlor trial mixtures
5.4—Proportioning by water-cement ratio
5.5—Average strength reduction
5.6—Evaluation and acceptance of concrete
5.7—Preparation of equipment and place of deposit
5.8—Mixing
5.9—Conveying
5.10—Depositing
5.11—Curing
5.12—Cold weather requirements
5.13—Hot weather requirements
CHAPTER 6—FORMWORK, EMBEDDED PIPES, AND CONSTRUCTION JOINTS 318-57
6.1-Design of formwork
6.2-Removal of forms and shores
6.3—Conduits and pipes embedded in concrete
6.4—Construction joints
CHAPTER 7—DETAILS OF REINFORCEMENT
7.0—Notation
7.1—Standard hooks
7.2—Minimum bend diameters
7.3—Bending
7.4—Surface conditions of reinforcement
7.5—Placing reinforcement
7.6—Spacing limits for reinforcement
7.7—Concrete protection for reinforcement
7.8—Special reinforcement details for columns
7.9—Connections
7.10—Lateral reinforcement for compression members
7.11—Lateral reinforcement for flexural members
7.12—Shrinkage and temperature reinforcement
7.13—Requirements for structural integrity
PART 4—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 8—ANALYSIS AND DESIGN-GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 318-79
8.0—Notation
8.1—Design methods
8.2—Loading
8.3—Methods of analysis
8.4-Redistribution of negative moments in continuous
nonprestressed flexural members
8.5—Modulus of elasticity
8.6—Stiffness
8.7—Span length
8.8—Columns
8.9—Arrangement of live load
8.10—T-beam construction
8.11—Joist construction
8.12—Separate floor finish
CHAPTER 9—STRENGTH AND SERVICEABILITY REQUIREMENTS 318-89
9.0—Notation
9.1—General
9.2—Required strength
9.3—Design strength
9.4—Design strength for reinforcement
9.5—Control of deflections
CHAPTER I0—FLEXURE AND AXIAL LOADS
10.0—Notation
10.1—Scope
10.2—Design assumptions
10.3—General principles and requirements
10.4—Distance between lateral supports of flexural members
10.5—Minimum reinforcement of flexural members
10.6—Distribution of flexural reinforcement in beams and one-way slabs
10.7—Deep flexural members
10.8—Design dimensions for compression members
10.9—Limits for reinforcement of compression members
10.10—Slenderness effects in compression members
10.11—Approximate evaluation of slenderness effects
10.12—Axially loaded members supporting slab system
10.13—Transmission of column loads through floor system
10.14—Composite compression members
10.151Bearing strength
CHAPTER 11—SHEAR AND TORSION 318-137
11.O—Notation
11.l—Shear strength
11.2—Lightweight concrete
11.3—Shear strength provided by concrete for nonprestressed members
11.4—Shear strength provided by concrete for prestressed members
11.5—Shear strength provided by shear reinforcement
11.6—Combined shear and torsion strength for nonprestressed members with rectangular or flanged sections
11.7—Shear-friction
11.8—Special provisions for deep flexural members
11.9—Special provisions for brackets and corbels
11.10—Special provisions for walls
11.11—Transfer of moments to columns
11.12—Special provisions for slabs and footings
CHAPTER 12—DEVELOPMENT AND SPLICES OF REINFORCEMENT 318-181
12.1—Notation
12.1—Development of reinforcement-General
12.2—Development of deformed bars and deformed wire in tension
12.3—Development of deformed bars in compression
12.4—Development of bundled bars
12.5—Development of standard hooks in tension
12.6—Mechanical anchorage
12.7—Development of welded deformed wire fabric in tension
12.8—Development of welded plain wire fabric in tension
12.9—Development of prestressing strand
12.10—Development of flexural reinforcement-General
12.11—Development of positive moment reinforcement
12.12—Development of negative moment reinforcement
12.13—Development of web reinforcement
12.14—Splices of reinforcement-General
12.15-Splices of deformed bars and deformed wire in tension
12.16—Splices of deformed bars in compression
12.17—Special splice requirements for columns
12.18—Splices of welded deformed wire fabric in tension
12.19—Splices of welded plain wire fabric in tension
PART 5—STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
CHAPTER 13—TWO-WAY SLAB SYSTEMS 318-213
13.0—Notation
13.1—Scope
13.2—Definitions
13.3—Design procedures
13.4—Slab reinforcement
13.5—Openings in slab systems
13.6—Direct design method
13.7—Equivalent frame method
CHAPTER 14—WALLS 318-241
14.0—Notation
14.1—Scope
14.2—General
14.3—Minimum reinforcement
14.4—Walls designed as compression members
14.5—Empirical design method
14.6—Nonbearing walls
14.7—Walls as grade beams
CHAPTER 15—FOOTINGS 318-245
15.0—Notation
15.1—Scope
15.2—Loads and reactions
15.3-Footings supporting circular or regular polygon pedestal shaped columns or pedestals
15.4—Moment in footings
15.5—Shear in footings
15.6—Development of reinforcement in footings
15.7—Minimum footing depth
15.8—Transfer of force at base of column, wall, or reinforced
15.9—Sloped or stepped footings
15.10—Combined footings and mats
CHAPTER 16-PRECAST CONCRETE 318-253
16.1—Scope
16.2—Design
16.3—Precast wall panels
16.4—Details
16.5—Identification and marking
16.6—Transportation, storage, and erection
CHAPTER 17-COMPOSITE CONCRETE FLEXURAL MEMBERS 318-257
17.0—Notation
17.1—Scope
17.2—General
17.3—Shoring
17.4—Vertical shear strength
17.5—Horizontal shear strength
17.6—Ties for horizontal shear
CHAPTER 18—PRESTRESSED CONCRETE 318-261
18.0—Notation
18.1—Scope
18.2—General
18.3—Design assumptions
18.4—Permissible stresses in concrete—Flexural members
18.5—Permissible stresses in prestressing tendons
18.6—Loss of prestress
18.7—Flexural strength
18.8—Limits for reinforcement of flexural members
18.9—Minimum bonded reinforcement
18.10—Statically indeterminate structures
18.11—Compression members-Combined flexure and axial loads
18.12—Slab systems
18.13—Tendon anchorage zones
18.14—Corrosion protection for unbonded prestressing tendons
18.15—Post-tensioning ducts
18.16—Grout for bonded prestressing tendons
18.17—Protection for prestressing tendons
18.18—Application and measurement of prestressing force
18.19—Post-tensioning anchorages and couplers
CHAPTER 19—SHELLS AND FOLDED PLATE MEMBERS 318-285
19.0—Notation
19.1—Scope and definitions
19.2—Analysis and design
19.3—Design strength of materials
19.4—Shell reinforcement
19.5—Construction
PART 6—SPEClAL CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER 20—STRENGTH EVALUATION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES 318-297
20.4—Load tests of flexural members
20.5—Members other than flexural members
20.6—Provision for lower load rating
20.7—Safety
CHAPTER 21—SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SEISMIC DESIGN 318-301
21.0—Notation
21.1—Definitions
21.2—General requirements
21.3—Flexural members of frames
21.4—Frame members subjected to bending and axial load
21.5—Structural walls, diaphragms, and trusses
21.6—Joints of frames
21.7—Shear-strength requirements
21.8—Frame members not proportioned to resist forces induced by earthquake motions
21.9—Requirements for frames in regions of moderate seismic risk
APPENDIXES
APPENDIX A-ALTERNATE DESIGN METHOD 318-327
A.0—Notation
A.1—Scope
A.2—General
A.3—Permissible service load stresses
A.4—Development and splices of reinforcement
A.5—Flexure
A.6—Compression members with or without flexure
A.7—Shear and torsion
APPENDIX B—NOTATION 318-339
APPENDIX C—METAL REINFORCEMENT INFORMATION 318-345
INDEX 318-349