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Design Resources

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Ask AISC (technical questions), and link to their FAQ  faq172-2788 lexpatrie 7 Jun 24 --
Modern Steel Construction web site in general, and Steelwise  faq172-2821 lexpatrie 5 Jun 24 --
Practical considerations for steel construction (compilation)  faq172-2808 lexpatrie 26 Jul 24 --
Steel Tube Institute web site  faq172-2864 lexpatrie 5 Jun 24 --
1981 - 2009 Cantilever Roof Framing  faq172-2807 lexpatrie 5 Jun 24 --
2001 - OSHA rules on steel erection  faq172-2820 lexpatrie 17 May 24 --
2006 - 2016 AISC Steel Design after College seminar series  faq172-2806 lexpatrie 11 May 24 --
2006 - Specifying Camber  faq172-2909 lexpatrie 3 Sep 24 --
2016 - Addressing Anchors (too short, too long)  faq172-2873 lexpatrie 7 Jun 24 --
2016 - AISC - Is my Cb Factor Correct (1 hour seminar)  faq172-2888 lexpatrie 29 Jun 24 --
2016 - AISC Direct Analysis Method - Application and Examples - webinar slides  faq172-2867 lexpatrie 17 Jun 24 --
2016 - Steel Deck Institute Diaphragm Design Manual, Fourth Edition (SDI.org)  faq172-2856 lexpatrie 28 May 24 --
2022 - AISC 2022 Specification Interactive Reference List  faq172-2811 lexpatrie 11 May 24 --
2022 - Are You Properly Specifying Materials, (Modern Steel Construction, June 2022)  faq172-2794 lexpatrie 26 Aug 24 --
2023 - 16th edition Design examples (free download from AISC.org via form)  faq172-2822 lexpatrie 18 May 24 --
2023 - AISC Design Steel Your Way II (video)  faq172-2869 lexpatrie 6 Jun 24 --
 

Open Web Steel Joists

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Steel Joist Institute web site  faq172-2845 lexpatrie 23 May 24 --
2001 - (OSHA) Stablizer Plate for open web steel joists at columns  faq172-2846 lexpatrie 29 May 24 --
2006 - Bracing of Beams, Trusses, and Joist Girders Using Open Web Steel Joists  faq172-2868 lexpatrie 6 Jun 24 --
2018 - Technical Digest 3 - Structural Design of Steel Joist Roofs to Resist Ponding Loads  faq172-2875 lexpatrie 29 Jun 24 --
2019 - Designing with Vulcraft Steel Joists, Joist Girders, and Metal Deck, 3rd edition  faq172-2829 lexpatrie 29 May 24 --
 

Technical Background

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1923 - 2009 Beam Design Specifications  faq172-2801 lexpatrie 10 Sep 24 --
1923 - 2016 Historical AISC Specifications  faq172-2812 lexpatrie 10 Sep 24 --
1952 - Whitmore section - including link to Whitmore Thesis  faq172-2786 lexpatrie 3 Jun 24 --
1953 - Design in Structural Steel (textbook)  faq172-2865 lexpatrie 6 Jun 24 --
1966 - Ponding of Two-Way Roof Systems - Marino  faq172-2874 lexpatrie 7 Jun 24 --
1968 - 2017 - The History of the Development of the Single Angle Design Provisions in the AISC Specification  faq172-2877 lexpatrie 16 Jun 24 --
1970 - AISI Bulletin #18 - Interior Corrosion of Closed Structural Steel Sections (HSS/TS)  faq172-2810 lexpatrie 29 May 24 --
1971 - Structural Steel Design, Jack McCormac, 1971, second edition [archive.org]  faq172-2889 lexpatrie 29 Jun 24 --
1971 - The Effective Length of Columns in Unbraced Frames, Yura  faq172-2847 lexpatrie 29 Jun 24 --
1977 - The Mysterious 1/3 Stress Increase  faq172-2815 lexpatrie 13 May 24 --
1981 - Steel Deck Institute Diaphragm Design Manual, First edition (Scholar's Mine)  faq172-2835 lexpatrie 5 Jun 24 --
1993 - Unbraced Length and Buckling of Beams with Inflection Points  faq172-2860 lexpatrie 29 Jun 24 --
1995 - Steel Deck Institute Diaphragm Design Manual, Second edition (Scholar's Mine)  faq172-2837 lexpatrie 5 Jun 24 --
1997 - 2005 - HSS A500 design thickness change  faq172-2809 lexpatrie 29 May 24 --
1999 - 2018 - Are You Properly Specifying Materials  faq172-2823 lexpatrie 26 Aug 24 --
1999 - ASTM F1554 for anchor rods first published  faq172-2887 lexpatrie 27 Jun 24 --
2000 - A Compendium of Steel References for the Design Office (Modern Steel Construction Article)  faq172-2834 lexpatrie 7 Jun 24 --
2003 - 2004 Basic Design for Stability (lecture series)  faq172-2804 lexpatrie 17 May 24 --
2003 - ASTM A992 50 ksi steel becoming prevalent for Wide flange sections (Do you 992?)  faq172-2859 lexpatrie 3 Jun 24 --
2005 - 13th edition Design examples  faq172-2824 lexpatrie 28 May 24 --
2005 - Resources for Steel Design, 2nd edition (Modern Steel Construction Article)  faq172-2833 lexpatrie 7 Jun 24 --
2005 - Steel Deck Institute Diaphragm Design Manual, Third edition (SDI.org)  faq172-2836 lexpatrie 21 May 24 --
2007 - Design Tips for Steel in Low or Moderate Seismicity Regions  faq172-2831 lexpatrie 19 May 24 --
2009 - (2005 Appendix 7 ) Direct Analysis and Notional loads  faq172-2866 lexpatrie 6 Jun 24 --
2010 - 98 tips for Designing Structural Steel  faq172-2892 lexpatrie 5 Jul 24 --
2011 - 14th edition Design Examples  faq172-2858 lexpatrie 28 May 24 --
2013 - ASTM A1085 (new HSS specification)  faq172-2826 lexpatrie 18 May 24 --
2019 - 15th edition Design Examples  faq172-2857 lexpatrie 28 May 24 --
 

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