Emphasizing a conceptual understanding of concrete design and analysis, this revised and updated edition builds the student′s understanding by presenting design methods in an easy to understand manner supported with the use of numerous examples and problems. Written in intuitive, easy–to–understand language, it includes SI unit examples in all chapters, equivalent conversion factors from US customary to SI throughout the book, and SI unit design tables. In addition, the coverage has been completely updated to reflect the latest ACI 318–11 code.