Aluminum Design Manual
Aluminum Design Manual
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I am looking for recommendations for a good design manual for aluminum structural elements.
Maybe something similar to the AISC steel manual, except for aluminum of course.
Maybe something similar to the AISC steel manual, except for aluminum of course.






RE: Aluminum Design Manual
Just google it and it will pop up.
RE: Aluminum Design Manual
Te Alcoa Corporation has some good material too. "Engineering Data for Aluminum Structures", and Aluminum Standards and Data". Back in 1982, these were isted on the cover at $4 and $6 apiece.
Mike McCann
McCann Engineering
RE: Aluminum Design Manual
1) Aluminum Design Manual 2005
2) Aluminum Structures: A Guide to their Specifications and Design, Second Edition, 2002
You can find them at www.aluminum.org, bookstore, best sellers.
I bought the 2000 version of the first book (a 3" loose leaf binder) in 2000 and found it very helpful. It includes a lot of design and data tables, design aids, material and section properties, ...
The second book appears to be a design companion text reference to the first.
Hope this helps.
RE: Aluminum Design Manual
RE: Aluminum Design Manual
ADM 2000 and ADM 2005 are the definitive standards for aluminum design. If you get the electronic versions, ADM 2000 works better than ADM 2005 (or at least that's my case!).
I use them routinely and they are on par with the AISC Manuals for steel.
RE: Aluminum Design Manual
Thanks
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My only minor quibble is that it's a loose leaf binder, so the pages are falling out.
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ZCP
www.phoenix-engineer.com
RE: Aluminum Design Manual