AISC Design Guide 09 : Torsional Analysis Of Structural Steel Members

AISC Design Guide 06 : Load and Resistance Factor Design of W-Shapes

Structural members comprised of steel shapes in combination with plain or reinforced concrete have been utilized by engineers for many years. Early structures simply took advantage of the protection that the concrete afforded to the steel shapes for resistance to fire and corrosion. But research on the strength of such members was conducted in the early 1900s,1 and design provisions were formulated by 1924.2 More recently, with the advent of modern composite frame construction in high rise buildings, engineers developed new rational methods to take advantage of the stiffening and strengthening effects of concrete and reinforcing bars on the capacity of encased steel shapes.

AISC Design Guide 5 : Low- and Medium- Rise Steel Buildings

A few basic design rules for economy will be presented herein. These rules should be considered in the conceptual phase in the design of a project. There are, of course, many other considerations, but these suggestions are simple and can help in producing a good economical design.

AISC Design Guide 4 : Extended End-Plate Moment Connections

A typical moment end-plate connection is composed of a steel plate welded to the end of a beam section with attachment to an adjacent member using rows of fully tensioned high-strength bolts. The connection may join two beams (splice plate connection) or a beam and a column. end-plate moment connections are classified as either flush or extended, with or without stiffeners, and further classified depending on the number of bolts at the tension flange. A flush connection is detailed such that the end plate does not appreciably extend beyond the beam flanges and all bolts are located between the beam flanges. Flush end-plate connections are typically used in frames subject to light lateral loadings or near inflection points of gable frames. An extended connection is detailed such that the end plate extends beyond the tension flange a sufficient distance to allow a location of bolts other than between the beam flanges. Extended end plates may be used with or without a stiffener between the end plate and the tension beam flange in the plane of the beam web. Extended end plates are used for beam-to-column moment connections.

AISC Design Guide 03 : Serviceability Design Considerations for Steel Buildings

Serviceability is defined in the AISC Specification as “a state in which the function of a building, its appearance, maintainability, durability, and comfort of its occupants are preserved under normal usage”. Although serviceability issues have always been a design consideration, changes in codes and materials have added importance to these matters.

The shift to a limit-states basis for design is one example. Since 1986, both the AISC LRFD and AISC ASD Specifications have been based upon the limit-states design approach in which two categories of limit states are recognized: strength limit states and serviceability limit states. Strength limit states control the safety of the structure and must be met. Serviceability limit states define the functional performance of the structure and should be met.

AISC Design Guide 02 : Steel and Composite Beams with Openings

Height limitations are often imposed on multistory buildings based on zoning regulations, economic requirements and esthetic considerations, including the need to match the floor heights of existing buildings. The ability to meet these restrictions is an important consideration in the selection of a framing system and is especially important when the framing system is structural steel. Web openings can be used to pass utilities through beams and, thus, help minimize story height. A decrease in building height reduces both the exterior surface and the interior volume of a building, which lowers operational and maintenance costs, as well as construction costs. On the negative side, web openings can significantly reduce the shear and bending capacity of steel or composite beams.

AISC Design Guide 01 : Base Plate and Anchor Rod Design

Column base plate connections are the critical interface between the steel structure and the foundation. These connections are used in buildings to support gravity loads and function as part of lateral-load-resisting systems. In addition, they are used for mounting of equipment and in outdoor support structures, where they may be affected by vibration and fatigue due to wind loads.

ASD/LRFD for Wood Construction ( Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic )

The provisions of this Supplement cover materials, design and construction of wood members, fasteners, and assemblies to resist wind and seismic forces.

LRFD for Wood Construction ( Example Problems )

LRFD for Wood Construction ( Structural Use Panels )

This supplement contains adjustment factors, dimensions, factored resistance, reference strengths and other properties required to design structural-use panels in the LRFD format. In this format, the term “resistance” is used to refer to member capacities (i.e., moment resistance, compression resistance, etc.). This is distinct from the term “strength” which refers to limit state material properties — conceptually a “factored allowable stress.”