Safety Factors (ASCE)

In ASCE 41-23 the safety factors are directly incorporated in the member’s strengths and deformation limits, and should not be defined.

In members where the longitudinal spacing of transverse reinforcement does not exceed 75% of the component effective depth measured in the direction of shear, transverse reinforcement shall be assumed 100% effective in resisting shear. Also, in members where the longitudinal spacing of transverse reinforcement exceeds the component effective depth measured in the direction of shear, transverse reinforcement shall be assumed ineffective in resisting shear. Linear interpolation should be executed in other case. Users may decide in the Safety Factors dialog box, whether to enforce such very strict rule or not. For more information on this rule, users may refer to section 4.2.3 of ACI 369.1-22.