CONSTRUCTION
MANUAL
An Online Resource
AMERICANINSTITUTEOFSTEELCONSTRUCTION
CONTENTS
Dimensions and Properties General Design Considerations 2Design of Flexural Members 3Design of Compression Members 4Design of Tension Members 5Design of Members Subject to Combined Forces 6 Design Considerations for Bolts 7Design Considerations for Wields 8Design of Connecting Elements 9Design of Simple Shear Connections 10Design of Parially Restrained Moment Connections 11Design of Fully Restrained Moment Connections 12Design of Bracing Connecions and Truss Connections 13Design of Beam Bearing Plates Coi. Base Plades Anchor Rods and Col. Spices 14Design of Hanger Connections Bracket Plates and Crane-Rail Connecions 15Miscellaneous Data and Mafhematical Infonmation 17 Specifications and Codes 16General Nomenclafure and Index
STEEL CONSTRUCTION
MANUAL
An Online Resource
AMERICANINSTITUTE OFSTEELCONSTRUCTION
Anerican lussitute of Steel Canstinsstion
ISBN 9T8-1-56424-033-0
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DEDICATION
This editioe ef fhe AtSC Sivf Coeusmntfion Manuf in dedicated to Robert O. Dispc sor Mr. Stoel as his friceds on dhe Conemiaae call him worked closely with the Conumiaee om Maubk deeopig the 1e Efition ef @e LRFD Moaa/ af Senl Coesmwrim asd be xetired .AISC stafT mersber aad loeg-tinsc miember of the AISC Comesitee on Mansals. Bob 9ah IEdition ASD JMfasaal af Senl Coomwtion. Affer netiritg fros AISC in I99t 8eb coetineed to be inwelived vith fhie Coesmitee as a mersher.
aed New Yors. His career at AISC bega as a Distriet Engisoer in Fosbugh whee le msar o g oppn soel ap is xg Zepsd iq sa pur oer pop He joined Al5C in 1959 after wrorking as a structural designer for Sirers ia Philadetptiastructunil stecL. After a brief geriod as Asistast Chicf Eagineer be wai prorsoted to Chief Enginoer ias 1963 at AISC hcadquunens shich at that simt was in Sew York City. le dhis capocity. Bee supenised 32 engineen tleoughout fBe coustery. le 1964 he launchel the firstAISC Iictre sories n steel feign odkcating fhoesasdh of enginem acrea the country ce rarious topicx rclated to steel desiga asd constnsctios.
yoeg je po r 8ps J9 e 3y SIV P 9o 66 9that he worked os fhe derckoprent of the tvo aforrmentioned AISC Manaals. Is 1991 Bob tbe Uaiversity of Maine oely lo rekam to AiSC a few yesrns later as Assistamt Dirrctor of Engineering in Chicaga where AISC made its hoese in dhe carly 198Ds. It was at shis tirkexetired from AISC aad joieed the coasading fim of Giabblke Nonde Clampion and Brome in Old Saybrook Connectiest.
Sor oltedl jointbs in cosjunction with his cosicnporary and fellew Masual Comeitee mes- wm ag poo a ft maxppo o leee jpns Mm Jo oqenm p x] Bob ivested many things that todey are the nonn. He crcated the “seag tight* conceptincorponties bes ieitisb He adancel be ase ef flesible moeietl conetioes foemely lsows as“Type 2 wih Wind Ceemectiom as a simplified aad ecveomicsl desip* apperach rtg 9oon ospe 1 apea aete ap spor i9 aot spoe rg xpnle oo spe opee based ce dhe bencficial iavlasic Ndarier of sted.
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