SE exam has lateral and vertical breadth components which mean everyone needs to study ACI, AISC, TMS, NDS and AASHTO. There are also vertical and lateral depth components and yes I'll be taking the bridge option for the depth components. For the breadth components I had a question about ACI so...
Hi. Closet bridge engineer here studying for the SE exam and trying to understand ACI.
ACI 8.4.1.8 has guidance on the width of a slab that should be considered with an integral beam which differs from ACI 6.3.2.1.
Any guidance on when one should be used over the other?