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| Feature | Official ACI PDF | Free Scanned Copy | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Current (8th or 9th) | Often 6th edition (1995) or older | | Formulas | Corrected and updated | May contain typographical errors | | Legal status | Licensed, acceptable for litigation | Illegal, inadmissible in court | | Searchability | Fully text-searchable | Often image scans, not searchable | | OSHA/Code updates | Reflects latest codes | References obsolete codes | ACI SP 4 Formwork For Concrete Pdf