International Science and Technology Journal

All the building structures have to design based on the relevant code of practice of standard. The choice of the standard code to be applied is vary and sometimes depending on the requirement of the local authority or familiarity of the designers. Standard code is essential in the reinforced concrete structures design to provide a safety and economic design. Currently, BS 8110 and ACI-318 are the most widely use standards in designing reinforced concrete structures based on limit state principle. However, some of the design requirements such as partial safety factors, material properties, load combinations, etc. are difference between BS 8110 and ACI-318. This may affect the cost of building structures that were designed using these two standards. The aim of this study is to compare the cost of the reinforced concrete structures for a four storey shop office building which will be designed using BS 8110 and ACI-318. The material properties such as characteristics strength of reinforcements and concrete, and dimensions of the structure elements are fixed. ESTEEM 7 as the reinforced concrete structure design package will be used to design and produce the structural detailing for the building based on BS 8110 and ACI-318.