The most important concrete property in the ACI 318 Building Code is compressive strength. This reflects the notion of using concrete as a strong material against compressive stress in structural members. Tensile forces are expected to be carried by prestressing or reinforcing steel. These fundamental structural design concepts of putting concrete in compression and steel in tension have largely worked very well. …
Author Archives : Victor Li, Ph.D., FASCE, FASME, FWIF, FACI
About the author ⁄ Victor Li, Ph.D., FASCE, FASME, FWIF, FACI
Victor Li, Ph.D., FASCE, FASME, FWIF, FACI, is the E. Benjamin Wylie Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He may be reached at vcli@umich.edu.