Does anyone know if column interaction tables are available for the 2002 ACI code? My SERM has tables based on the 97 ACI and says that 02 tables are not available yet. Have they been released and where may I find them? All of my textbooks have the 97 tables, and it wouldn't be good if they have changed much and end up getting the incorrect answer on the exam.
In regards to column interaction tables, is it common to interpolate the reinforcement ratio based on where the point lands on the interaction tables? In a problem I was doing, the point landed just a hair above rho = 0.02 I went ahead and used 0.025 and ended up getting an As = 12. That was one of the choices, as well as As = 14. The solution manual said that rho = 0.03, which happened to give an As = 14. Sure, using rho = 0.03 is more conservative but is it correct?
In regards to column interaction tables, is it common to interpolate the reinforcement ratio based on where the point lands on the interaction tables? In a problem I was doing, the point landed just a hair above rho = 0.02 I went ahead and used 0.025 and ended up getting an As = 12. That was one of the choices, as well as As = 14. The solution manual said that rho = 0.03, which happened to give an As = 14. Sure, using rho = 0.03 is more conservative but is it correct?
