Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary

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ACI 318-08
Building Code Requirements for
Structural Concrete (ACI 318-08)
and Commentary
An ACI Standard
Reported by ACI Committee 318
Deemed to satisfy ISO 19338:2007(E)

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Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete
and Commentary
Errata as of August 8, 2014
ISBN 978-0-87031-264-9
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