ACI SP 133 : 1992

Design for serviceability and safety is central to the work of structural engineers, code writing bodies and the user. The current era of high strength materials, exotic additives and limited states of design has necessitated better control of the constructed facilities in their short and long-term behaviour at service load and at the ultimate load. This special publication concentrates on topics that give the contractor and design engineer insight into how to avoid practices that could affect the integrity or long term performances of structural elements and systems. Topics covered range from crack control in reinforced and prestressed concrete, safety provision in design codes, and practical deflection computations to limit stated design principals and seismic performance of frame structures.