Pad bases, strip footings & pile caps (ACI 318-19 update)

Tekla Structural Designer
2021
Tekla Structural Designer

Pad bases, strip footings & pile caps (ACI 318-19 update)

Summary

When working to the 2019 version of the code the pad base, strip footing and pile cap ACI-318 checks are amended as follows:

  • Clause 8.6.1.1 - Updated calculations for minimum area of flexural reinforcement.

  • Clause 22.5.5.1 - Updated shear design as per revised shear equations.

  • Clause 22.6.5.2 - A new size modification factor λs has been considered in concrete shear strength calculation.

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