Steel Material History

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Steel Material History

CASALA (Structural)

(OP)

17 Aug 07 09:06

I am working on the renovation to several existing steel frame buildings built throughout the mid 1900's. Is there a site or publication that I could go to and get the information on the most probably section and materials that were used.

DarthSoilsGuy (Geotechnical) · Answer 1 · 2007-08-17 11:14:15

We've used a SJI history book in our office that gives joist series design charts from 1928-current for a couple of renovation projects.

CASALA (Structural) · Answer 2 · 2007-08-17 11:22:25

Thanks Darthsoilsguy. However, we too have the SJI manual you referenced, but we were hoping that there was a similar manual that addressed hot rolled shapes. Do you know of such a manual?

DarthSoilsGuy (Geotechnical) · Answer 3 · 2007-08-17 12:02:14

AISC has a historic shapes information available. We haven't needed it yet. the few projects our office has worked on happen to be structural masonry in the areas that have been retrofitted. i did a quick search of the AISC site. have you checked these 2 links? one is an epub and the other is a book. i'm sure there is a lot more on that site when you get down to weighing options for a buy.

http://www.aisc.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ePubs/ePubs_Home/AISC_SHAPES_DATABASE/AISC_SHAPES_DATABASE.htm

http://www.aisc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Bookstore&Template=/Ecommerce/ProductDisplay.cfm&ProductID=1138

msquared48 (Structural) · Answer 4 · 2007-08-21 16:25:05

"AISC Iron and Steel Beams 1873 to 1952". plus the AISC "Steel Construction" design manuals of the time, circa 1949, 1956, even 1934.

Mike McCann
McCann Engineering

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