Code Compliance in Reinforce Concrete Design: A Comparative Study of USA Code (ACI) and Chinese Code (GB)

<table class="table-group" id="tab9"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Volume (m<sup>3</sup>)</td><td class="align_center">Rebar quantity (kg/m<sup>2</sup>)</td><td class="align_center">Total cost (excl. Slab) (350/m<sup>3</sup> and 3,900/t)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PKPM</td><td class="align_center">7,382</td><td class="align_center">54</td><td class="align_center">6.1 m</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ETABS</td><td class="align_center">7,382</td><td class="align_center">58.8</td><td class="align_center">6.4 m</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Difference</td><td class="align_center"> </td><td class="align_center"> </td><td class="align_center">RMB 312 k 5% etabs</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Concrete and rebar cost comparison designed by PKPM and ETABS.</div>

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Table 9: Code Compliance in Reinforce Concrete Design: A Comparative Study of USA Code (ACI) and Chinese Code (GB) 