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Figure 14.14
method has been proved to be satisfactory for ductile structural steels by many tests. Con-
crete, however, is a relatively brittle material, and the limit design theory has not been
fully accepted by the ACI Code. The Code does recognize that there is some redistribu-
tion of moments and permits partial redistribution based on a rule of thumb that is pre-
sented in the next section of this chapter.
