Structural Steel Building Specifications

The specification provides the generally applicable requirements for the design and construction of structural steel buildings and other structures.

Structural steel building specifications. The purpose of a structural steelwork specification is to state what materials and products should be used and how work fabrication and erection should be carried out in order to ensure that the completed structure meets the designer s assumptions and the client s needs design standards such as the eurocodes give design rules that are valid only if strength dimensional accuracy and. The american institute of steel construction aisc headquartered in chicago is a non partisan not for profit technical institute and trade association established in 1921 to serve the structural steel design community and construction industry in the united states. The steel construction institute develops and promotes the effective use of steel in construction. Dual units format provides for both u s.

Structural steel is a category of steel used for making construction materials in a variety of shapes. It is an independent membership based organisation. 44 0 1344 636525 fax. 360 the aisc specification for structural steel buildings.

16 1 iii specification for structural steel buildings june 22 2010 american institute of steel construction preface this preface is not part of ansi aisc 360 10 specification for structural steel buildings but is included for informational purposes only. The list of referenced documents in section 1 2 has been editorially updated. Section 1 9 has been added to emphasize that not all tolerances are explicitly covered. Both lrfd and asd methods of design are incorporated.

The 2016 edition of the aisc specification and commentary supersedes and is an update of the 2010 edition. The national structural steelwork specification for building construction is presented here in its 5th edition. Issued some four years after the last publication and seventeen years after. Specification for structural steel buildings ansi aisc 360 16 member free non member free publication date.

The european operations of tata steel comprise europe s second largest steel producer. Many structural steel shapes take the form of an elongated beam having a profile of a specific cross section structural steel shapes sizes chemical composition mechanical properties such as strengths storage practices etc are regulated by standards in most industrialized countries. A similar and corresponding revision has been made in section 1 4. 2016 130 east randolph suite 2000 chicago il 60601.

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