Guide to Simplified Design for Reinforced Concrete Buildings
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The ACI 314R-16 standard provides engineers with simplified methods and design techniques for low-rise buildings. The material in the guide follows a typical design process and incorporates information from ACI 318, ASCE 7, and the International Building Code (IBC).
The guide presents tables, charts, and values that have been modified or reorganized to be more conservative and support a holistic and simplified design approach. While the use of this guide is not mandatory, it is structured in a way that a structure designed following it will comply with the codes and standards it is based on.
It should be noted that this guide is not a code and does not satisfy ACI 318, ASCE 7, and the International Building Code. It is intended to be used for education and training purposes, especially for engineers designing low-rise structures with small to medium floor areas.
The guide also mentions that there are options within the standards that are not considered in this guide, and it is the responsibility of the licensed design professional to ensure that the design meets the requirements of the relevant codes and legal requirements.
The development of this guide was motivated by the belief that current knowledge of reinforced concrete behavior and its widespread use as a structural material can support the development of simplified design and construction guidelines. The guide provides simplified approaches, explanatory material, computations requiring only a hand calculator, graphs, and graphical explanations to assist engineers in their design process.
| Descriptors | concrete quality; foundation design; frame analysis; inspection; low-rise building construction; low-rise structure; mixing; placing; section analysis; seismic design; simplified design; specifications; structure design; structure layout |
| Language(s) | English |
| ISBN | 9781942727934 |
| File Size | 13.9 MB |
