Vertical Bracing Connections- Analysis and Design
VerticalBracingConnections- AnalysisandDesign
Larry S. Muir P.E.AISCAtlanta GA
WilliamA.Thornton Ph.D. P.E.Cives Steel Corporation Roswell Georgia
AISC 2014
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American Institute of Steel Construction
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Authors
Larry S. Muir PE. is the Director of Technical Assistance in the AISC Steel Solutions Center.He is a member of both the AISC Committe on Specifications and the Committee on Manuals.
William A. Thornton Ph.D. PE. is a corporate consultant to Cives Corporation in Roswell GA.He was Chairman of the AISC Commitee on Manuals for over 25 years and stillserves on the Commite. He is also a member of the AISC Committee on Specifications and is task mitteon Connections.
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to acknowledge the support provided by Cives Steel Company during the devel-ing the preparation of this Guide. The ASCE Committee on Design of Steel Building Structures opment of this Design Guide and to thank the American Institute of Steel Construction for fund-assisted in the development of Appendix D. They would also like to thank the following peoplefor asstance in the review of this Design Guide. Their ments and suggestions have been invaluable.
Dave Ricker Ralph RichardTom Schlafly Bill ScottBill Segui Victor ShneurGary VioletteRon Yeager
Scott Armbrust Leigh ArberBill Baker Charlie CarterCarol Drucker Cindi DuncanLanny FlynnPat Hassett Scott Goodrich
Steve Herlache Steve HofmeisterBil Lindley Larry KloiberRon Meng Margaret MatthewChuck PageBill Pulyer
Preface
This Design Guide provides guidance for the design of braced frame bracing connections basedon structural principles and adhering to the 2010 AISC Specijfction for Strctharal Steel Buildings and the 14th Edition AISC Steel Construction Manuol. The content expands on the discussionprovided in Part 13 of the Steel Construction Manuol. The design examples are intended to pro-vide a plete design of the selected bracing connection types including all limit state checks. Both load and resistance factor design and allowable stress design methods are employed in thedesign examples.
