TheACI318-14isthe2014editionoftheAmericanConcreteInstitute's"BuildingCodeRequirementsforStructuralConcrete."Thiswidelyrecognizedstandardprovidestheminimumrequirementsforthedesignandconstructionofstructuralconcretebuildingsandnonbuildingstructures.Itcoversmaterials,durability,structuralsystemrequirements,strengthandserviceabilitydesign,aswellasprovisionsforreinforcementdetailingandconstructionpractices.Thecodeisregularlyupdatedtoincorporatethelatestresearchfindingsandtechnologicaladvancementsinconcreteconstruction.ACI318-14servesasanessentialreferenceforstructuralengineers,architects,andconstructionprofessionalsworkingwithconcretestructuresintheUnitedStatesandmanyothercountriesthatadoptthesestandards.Thedocumentincludesbothmandatoryrequirementsandcommentarytoassistwithproperinterpretationandapplicationofthecodeprovisions.
