Thank you! Would you know where in the ACI can I find the span/50 limit? ACI318?
I found it referenced in 10.4 of ACI318-11 (i found a preview and saw it in the table of contents, not the actual code), and I do have it in my CSA A23.3 (10.2), but i was just curious where its found in ACI 318 in...
Sorry, I should have elaborated. As an example, an 8"x44" upturned beam for a residential home, tied into the floor slab, length is 40ft, takes 20ft of a 6" concrete slab (this is an example, not what I'm working on). As long as I choose the steel such that the section is tension controlled and...
How can I check an upturned beam for compression failure in the compression zone? Upturned beam is only subjected to flexure. And is there somewhere in codes that I should be following for this?
