ACI 318 Concrete Column Design Spiral Reinforcement Spacing


 Applies To 
 Product:RAM Concrete
First Affected Version:
 Found in Version:15.03.00.00
Released in Version:15.06.00.000
 Area: Design
 Issue #:626269

Problem Description

ACI 318-11 7.10.4.3 states that the clear spacing between spirals shall not exceed 3 in. This requirement was not checked by the program. Columns with spiral reinforcing may have been designed with a larger spacing and no design warning was produced. All ACI 318 codes were affected. 

Solution

Update to version 15.06 or later.