My question refers to the example in ACI 551.2r-15 (B8). If you have axial loading with eccentricity at the top, why does ACI not include the eccentricity when calculating the applied moment? While I understand that the design strip is from the reaction of the footing/pier, the eccentricity does...
I am working on a multifamily 4 story on top of a podium slab (two way flat plate post tensioned). I have tracked the actual loads down to the podium slab and ran the design strips using post tension software.
When designing the column itself, do you design for moments (DL+LL+ hyperstatic)...
