AISC offers valuable resources to steel detailers - whether you're just starting out or have many years of experience. If you're just starting out, please consider taking the Detailer Training Series Online Course. This free program is designed to give you a basic understanding of steel design, construction and detailing and serves as a first introduction to the industry. Every detailer needs access to AISC's Detailing Manual.
AISC members can download a digital version of the manual at no cost or purchase a hardbound copy. AISC also offers a hardcopy of our Detailing Cards, a traditional tool for steel detailers that presents a summary of typical detailing dimensions for beams and columns in a convenient format. AISC's newest offering for detailers is it's free Structural Steel Detailing Tool. This fabulous tool quickly displays detailing dimensions for all rolled sections in the 2013 Edition of the 14th Edition AISC Steel Construction Manual. Other resources for steel detailers can be found at. And if you have any technical questions about structural steel design or construction, be sure to contact the.
July 10, 2017 (Chicago, IL) – The American Institute of Steel Construction’s (AISC) 15th Edition Steel Construction Manual is now available. This new edition of the Manual includes the 2016 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, with improvements and revisions in the provisions for slender-element compression members, shear strength and double angle and WT flexural strength, as well as the 2016 Code of Standard Practice, which clarifies the use of models, and new and enhanced Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel (AESS) standards. “AISC is aware of the difficulty experienced by the structural engineering profession when dealing with the frequent changes in building codes and material standards,” said Larry Kruth, PE, AISC’s vice president of engineering and research. “The enhancements in the 15th Edition Manual should be a great aid in helping structural engineers in adapting to these changes when designing with steel.” This is the 15th major update of the Manual, which was first published in 1927. The 14th edition was released in 2011. Some of the major updates that have been made in the new edition of the Manual include:. New heavier W-shape sizes and larger HSS, pipe and angle sizes.
A new, all-in-one, “super table” that gives the available compressive, flexural, shear and tension strengths for W-shapes. W-shape column tables for 65- and 70-ksi steel.
HSS design tables updated to higher strength ASTM A500 Grade C steel. Updated coped beam strength design procedure. The latest AISC codes and standards. The 15th Edition Manual is available for purchase in hard copy for $200 for AISC members and $400 for non-members. Orders may be placed online at or by calling 800.644.2400. ### For more information contact: Tasha O'Berski Communications Department 312.670.5439 American Institute of Steel Construction The American Institute of Steel Construction, headquartered in Chicago, is a non-partisan, not-for-profit technical institute and trade association established in 1921 to serve the structural steel design community and construction industry. AISC’s mission is to make structural steel the material of choice by being the leader in structural steel-related technical and market-building activities, including: specification and code development, research, education, technical assistance, quality certification, standardization, market development, and advocacy.
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