ACI 318-14 Design Code Verification
Information presented on this page is intended to demonstrate the section design convergence for the ACI 318 14 design module from the SkyCiv Reinforced Concrete Design Software. All examples are taken from the following Reinforced Concrete Design Manuals:
Book 1. Abi O. Aghayere, George F. Limbrunner. Reinforced Concrete Design (Eighth Edition), 2014.
Book 2. Kenneth M. Leet, Dionisio Bernal. Reinforced Concrete Design (Third Edition), 1997
Book 3. James K. Wight, James G. MacGregor. Reinforced Concrete. Mechanics and Design (Fifth Edition), 2009.
Book 1. Example 2.3: Rectangular beam analysis for moment (tension reinforcement only)
| Design Case |
Manual |
SkyCiv Result |
SkyCiv Report |
| Design moment strength φMn, kip-ft |
215 |
215.81 |
|
Book 1. Example 3.6: Doubly reinforces beam analysis for moment
| Design Case |
Manual |
SkyCiv Result |
SkyCiv Report |
| Design moment strength φMn, kip-ft |
423 |
422.59 |
|
Book 1. Example 3.1: T-Beam analysis for moment
| Design Case |
Manual |
SkyCiv Result |
SkyCiv Report |
| Design moment strength φMn, kip-ft |
147 |
146.82 |
|
Book 1. Example 4.1: Shear analysis without stirrups
| Design Case |
Manual |
SkyCiv Result |
SkyCiv Report |
| Design shear strength Vu, Ib |
8750 |
8751.6 |
|
Book 1. Example 4.2: Shear analysis with stirrups
| Design Case |
Manual |
SkyCiv Result |
SkyCiv Report |
| Design shear strength Vu, kip |
83.6 |
86.17 |
|
Book 1. Example 7.2: Immediate and long-term deflection analysis
| Design Case |
Manual |
SkyCiv Result |
SkyCiv Report |
| Immediate deflection Δ LL / long-term deflection Δ LL + ΔLT, in |
0.35 / 1.63 |
0.35 / 1.63 |
|
Book 3. Example 11.1: Columns subjected to axial load at large eccentricity
| Design Case |
SkyCiv Report |
| Pn-Mn / φPn-φMn curve |
|
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Book 2. Example 7.20: Column slenderness analysis
| Design Case |
Manual |
SkyCiv Result |
SkyCiv Report |
| Modified moment Mcz / Mcy, kip-ft |
60.6 / 46.8 |
60.48 / 46.69 |
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