Manual of Steel Construction
Manual of Steel Construction
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I recently found, after great difficulty, a copy of ninth edition Manual of Steel Construction - Allowable Stress Design. (Amazon.com reported it "out of print" and couldnt find a copy at all!!). I found one and problem solved for now but...
Is it true that its no longer published?
Is there a similar volume for "Load and Resistance Design"?
Is it true that its no longer published?
Is there a similar volume for "Load and Resistance Design"?





RE: Manual of Steel Construction
Try http://www.aisc.org/publications
The current LRFD manual is 2nd edition, 1992. There will be a new one coming out in 2000, I believe.
RE: Manual of Steel Construction
RE: Manual of Steel Construction
RE: Manual of Steel Construction
RE: Manual of Steel Construction
Apparently the hew and cry about AISC abandoning the ASD method finally reached someone and they opted to update the ASD and include a dual approach to the manual and specs.
They also mentioned that the combined manual would actually be THINNER than the current LRFD. A code/spec that actually got smaller.....what a novel idea!
One point that AISC kept making that didn't seem to get understood.....many of the ASD fans kept complaining about how difficult LRFD was compared to ASD. AISC noted that, if ASD were brought up to speed with LRFD, it would also be quite a bit more complex than it currently is.
RE: Manual of Steel Construction
RE: Manual of Steel Construction
RE: Manual of Steel Construction
Beams wind up supporting all kinds of additional weight, plumbing, conduits, sewer lines, water lines, air handling units, water heaters. In one plant, I want able to see the steel beam due to the intensity of piping and mechanical ducts that was supported by the beam.