Anyone else thinks it is confusing?

[AlmostPE]

A lot of the equations on ACI318-05 use "/" as a divide symbol but the whole texts are italics. So the / looks like I in italics. For example look at 12.5.2. Another engineer asked me what I was and I was confused too for a min. I think the / should me more in an angle. It looks like crap. You dont want new engineers started plugging the moment inertia of the rebar diameter do you? .

Not almost anymore!

 

[bridgebuster]

I agree, it is a division sign, although Chapter 2 "Notations" does show an I in italics.

Sadly, a lot of new engineers don't think to prove things to themselves.

 

[UcfSE]

"I" is thicker and shorter than "/". I've never heard of anyone getting confused about that...

 

[271828]

That one never caught my eye. The use of arial font and lower case "L" vs upper case "I" seems more confusing to me.

 

[csd72]

This formula presentation is fundamental stuff - did anyone at ACI proof read it before it was issued?

 

[Lion06]

I agree that it is confusing. I actually spent about 20 minutes looking at one of those "division" symbols one time before I started looking through my notes and realized what it was!!