AISC 14th vs 13th edition
AISC 14th vs 13th edition
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Folks,
I was familiar with 13th but 14th came up pretty fast! What are the basic or major changes I need to know about this 14th edition ? Especially design wise.............
thanks in advance.
kb
I was familiar with 13th but 14th came up pretty fast! What are the basic or major changes I need to know about this 14th edition ? Especially design wise.............
thanks in advance.
kb






RE: AISC 14th vs 13th edition
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RE: AISC 14th vs 13th edition
RE: AISC 14th vs 13th edition
In my opinion, there isn't much difference between the two codes. Mostly just an effort to make the provisions a little easier to use. Adding user notes, making editorial changes that sort of thing.
Most of the changes are to the manual, tables and such. Some of the connection stuff in the manual has been improved, clarified, simplified. They added equation numbers to the various equations in the manual for easier reference, for example.
What changed in the spec itself? Off the top of my head:
Swapped chapter C and appendix 7. So, DA method is now the assumed method and alternate methods are referenced in the appendix.
I believe they improved/clarified the single angle code checking procedures.
Some stuff related to composite columns, I think (but I don't use them at all).
Increased bolt shear strengths.
RE: AISC 14th vs 13th edition
A lot of codes get flack for unnecessary issues and lots of changes. I don't think is is one of them. Not a whole lot changed and for the most part the stuff that did just changed to clarify what you should have already been doing anyways.
RE: AISC 14th vs 13th edition
I don't think your assessments is fair. AISC's codes (not the manual) are free to download and their advice is also free. The discussion is about the difference between the 13th (2005) and 14th (2010) editions. Their aren't huge changes between the two. I think Josh covered the main points (I did not look at Sliderule eras link).
RE: AISC 14th vs 13th edition
RE: AISC 14th vs 13th edition
RE: AISC 14th vs 13th edition