public discussion of aci 318 revisions coming soon

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public discussion of aci 318 revisions coming soon
the public discussion period for the next revision of aci 318 (aci 318-08), 鈥淏uilding code requirements for structural concrete,鈥?begins on july 1, 2007 and ends august 15, 2007. you can view the proposed revisions by going to
my only comment is that there's too many aci318's floating around out there already.  why not wait 6 years instead of 3?  we're overwhelmed with new codes!!!  please stop!!!!!
...uh...sorry guys.
concretedoc, where were you when we needed you a couple of weeks ago?  
we had about an 800 post argument about how to determine asmin for slabs and footings.
jae, the production of codes and standards is a hot growth industry.  and the users, namely us, just meekly let it happen.
meow
seriously, i don't understand why some of these things come out so often.  ibc and aci being two culprits that come to mind.
at least aisc does it better, every 5 years or so.  the manual doesn't start coming apart within a couple of years either, lol!  
don't make the argument about books falling apart, these guys will start printing codes in disappearing ink.
never been on one of these committees, but there must be pressure coming from somewhere to publish.  either the researchers who want their hard work acknowledged or the publishers who want to make money selling books?
aashto is the worst culprit of all. $200 revisions year after year after year....
the puppy i took in overnight the other night peed on my aci code...but it was an outdated version anyway.
hg
our office just bought copies of the 05 code for everyone in the office last week!
the puppy echoes my sentiments exactly.