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Tretinate ot of atts Is to forecast the behavior of an as-yet unbuilt structure to be certain that it will be able to comply with preestablished performance criteria during its life span. ‘These performance criteria, Luis E, Garcia, ACI President include strength, stiffness to account for unwanted deflections and excessive slenderness, durability, serviceability, and others. Even though it sounds simple, the complexity involved in meeting the performance criteria could be considerable even for a simple structure. To make this endeavor feasible, numerous simnpl must be made, both in the definition of what is required of the structure, generally expressed in terms of strength and deflections, and in the description of the behavior of the structure through analysis. This is especially true for the design of reinforced concrete structures and the reason why engineering judgment and, experience are required, ‘We are witnessing tremendous advances in the field of structural engineering that have caused a reduction of safety factors compared with those used before the advent of the computer, increasing the designer's responsibility. Meanwhile, the time allocated for structural

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