Sources: Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, Schaumburg, Ill.; CP staff
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The pdf follows a well-subscribed print version released earlier this year. The publication contains comprehensive information on design and detailing requirements in ACI 318-19, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, especially relating to cast-in-place structures with nonprestressed reinforcement. Authors target a simplified roadmap that can be used to navigate through ACI 318, plus step-by-step design procedures and aids that ease and expedite reinforced concrete building detailing. Numerous design and detailing aids are provided throughout the 996-page document, along with 140-plus worked-out, practical design examples illustrating proper application of the ACI 318 requirements. — www.crsi.org