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AISC 350 : 99 ERRATA 2001

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LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN SPECIFICATION FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL BUILDINGS

Superseded date

09-03-2005

Published date

12-01-2013

SYMBOLS
GLOSSARY
SPECIFICATION
A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
   A1. Scope
   A2. Types of Construction
   A3. Material
        1. Structural Steel
        2. Steel Castings and Forgings
        3. Bolts, Washers, and Nuts
        4. Anchor Rods and Threaded Rods
        5. Filler Metal and Flux for Welding
        6. Stud Shear Connectors
   A4. Loads and Load Combinations
   A5. Design Basis
        1. Required Strength at Factored Loads
        2. Limit States
        3. Design for Strength
        4. Design for Serviceability and Other Considerations
   A6. Referenced Codes and Standards
   A7. Design Documents
B. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
   B1. Gross Area
   B2. Net Area
   B3. Effective Area of Tension Members
   B4. Stability
   B5. Local Buckling
        1. Classification of Steel Sections
        2. Design by Plastic Analysis
        3. Slender-Element Compression Sections
   B6. Bracing at Supports
   B7. Limiting Slenderness Ratios
   B8. Simple Spans
   B9. End Restraint
   B10. Proportions of Beams and Girders
C. FRAMES AND OTHER STRUCTURES
   C1. Second Order Effects
        1. Design by Plastic Analysis
        2. Design by Elastic Analysis
   C2. Frame Stability
        1. Braced Frames
        2. Unbraced Frames
   C3. Stability Bracing
        1. Scope
        2. Frames
        3. Columns
        4. Beams
D. TENSION MEMBERS
   D1. Design Tensile Strength
   D2. Built-Up Members
   D3. Pin-Connected Members and Eyebars
        1. Pin-Connected Members
        2. Eyebars
E. COLUMNS AND OTHER COMPRESSION MEMBERS
   E1. Effective Length and Slenderness Limitations
        1. Effective Length
        2. Design by Plastic Analysis
   E2. Design Compressive Strength for Flexural Buckling
   E3. Design Compressive Strength for Flexural-Torsional Buckling
   E4. Built-Up Members
        1. Design Strength
        2. Detailing Requirements
   E5. Connections for Pin-Connected Compression Members
F. BEAMS AND OTHER FLEXURAL MEMBERS
   F1. Design for Flexure
        1. Yielding
        2. Lateral-Torsional Buckling
        3. Design by Plastic Analysis
   F2. Design for Shear
        1. Web Area Determination
        2. Design Shear Strength
        3. Transverse Stiffeners
   F3. Web-Tapered Members
   F4. Beams and Girders with Web Openings
G. PLATE GIRDERS
H. MEMBERS UNDER COMBINED FORCES AND TORSION
   H1. Symmetric Members Subject to Bending and Axial Force
        1. Doubly and Singly Symmetric Members in Flexure and Tension
        2. Doubly and Singly Symmetric Members in Flexure and
            Compression
   H2. Unsymmetric Members and Members Under Torsion and
        Combined Torsion, Flexure, Shear, and/or Axial Force
   H3. Alternative Interaction Equations for Members Under Combined
        Stress (see Appendix H3)
I. COMPOSITE MEMBERS
   I1. Design Assumptions and Definitions
   I2. Compression Members
        1. Limitations
        2. Design Strength
        3. Columns with Multiple Steel Shapes
        4. Load Transfer
   I3. Flexural Members
        1. Effective Width
        2. Design Strength of Beams with Shear Connectors
        3. Design Strength of Concrete-Encased Beams
        4. Strength During Construction
        5. Formed Steel Deck
        6. Design Shear Strength
   I4. Combined Compression and Flexure
   I5. Shear Connectors
        1. Materials
        2. Horizontal Shear Force
        3. Strength of Stud Shear Connectors
        4. Strength of Channel Shear Connectors
        5. Required Number of Shear Connectors
        6. Shear Connector Placement and Spacing
   I6. Special Cases
J. CONNECTIONS, JOINTS, AND FASTENERS
   J1. General Provisions
        1. Design Basis
        2. Simple Connections
        3. Moment Connections
        4. Compression Members with Bearing Joints
        5. Splices in Heavy Sections
        6. Beam Copes and Weld Access Holes
        7. Minimum Strength of Connections
        8. Placement of Welds and Bolts
        9. Bolts in Combination with Welds
        10. High-Strength Bolts in Combination with Rivets
        11. Limitations on Bolted and Welded Connections
   J2. Welds
        1. Groove Welds
        2. Fillet Welds
        3. Plug and Slot Welds
        4. Design Strength
        5. Combination of Welds
        6. Weld Metal Requirements
        7. Mixed Weld Metal
        8. Preheat for Heavy Shapes
   J3. Bolts and Threaded Parts
        1. High-Strength Bolts
        2. Size and Use of Holes
        3. Minimum Spacing
        4. Minimum Edge Distance
        5. Maximum Spacing and Edge Distance
        6. Design Tension or Shear Strength
        7. Combined Tension and Shear in Bearing-Type Connections
        8. High-Strength Bolts in Slip-Critical Connections
        9. Combined Tension and Shear in Slip-Critical Connections
        10. Bearing Strength at Bolt Holes
        11. Long Grips
   J4. Design Rupture Strength
        1. Shear Rupture Strength
        2. Tension Rupture Strength
        3. Block Shear Rupture Strength
   J5. Connecting Elements
        1. Eccentric Connections
        2. Design Strength of Connecting Elements in Tension
        3. Other Connecting Elements
   J6. Fillers
   J7. Splices
   J8. Bearing Strength
   J9. Column Bases and Bearing on Concrete
   J10. Anchor Rods and Embedments
K. CONCENTRATED FORCES, PONDING, AND FATIGUE
   K1. Flanges and Webs with Concentrated Forces
        1. Design Basis
        2. Flange Local Bending
        3. Web Local Yielding
        4. Web Crippling
        5. Web Sidesway Buckling
        6. Web Compression Buckling
        7. Web Panel-Zone Shear
        8. Unframed Ends of Beams and Girders
        9. Additional Stiffener Requirements for Concentrated Forces
        10. Additional Doubler Plate Requirements for Concentrated Forces
   K2. Ponding
   K3. Design for Cyclic Loading (Fatigue)
L. SERVICEABILITY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
   L1. Camber
   L2. Expansion and Contraction
   L3. Deflections, Vibration, and Drift
        1. Deflections
        2. Floor Vibration
        3. Drift
   L4. Connection Slip
   L5. Corrosion
M. FABRICATION, ERECTION, AND QUALITY CONTROL
   M1. Shop Drawings
   M2. Fabrication
        1. Cambering, Curving, and Straightening
        2. Thermal Cutting
        3. Planing of Edges
        4. Welded Construction
        5. Bolted Construction
        6. Compression Joints
        7. Dimensional Tolerances
        8. Finish of Column Bases
   M3. Shop Painting
        1. General Requirements
        2. Inaccessible Surfaces
        3. Contact Surfaces
        4. Finished Surfaces
        5. Surfaces Adjacent to Field Welds
   M4. Erection
        1. Alignment of Column Bases
        2. Bracing
        3. Alignment
        4. Fit of Column Compression Joints and Base Plates
        5. Field Welding
        6. Field Painting
        7. Field Connections
   M5. Quality Control
        1. Cooperation
        2. Rejections
        3. Inspection of Welding
        4. Inspection of Slip-Critical High-Strength Bolted Connections
        5. Identification of Steel
N. EVALUATION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES
   N1. General Provisions
   N2. Material Properties
        1. Determination of Required Tests
        2. Tensile Properties
        3. Chemical Composition
        4. Base Metal Notch Toughness
        5. Weld Metal
        6. Bolts and Rivets
   N3. Evaluation by Structural Analysis
        1. Dimensional Data
        2. Strength Evaluation
        3. Serviceability Evaluation
   N4. Evaluation by Load Tests
        1. Determination of Live Load Rating by Testing
        2. Serviceability Evaluation
   N5. Evaluation Report
APPENDIX B. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
B5. Local Buckling
    1. Classification of Steel Sections
    3. Slender-Element Compression Sections
APPENDIX E. COLUMNS AND OTHER COMPRESSION MEMBERS
E3. Design Compressive Strength for Flexural-Torsional Buckling
APPENDIX F. BEAMS AND OTHER FLEXURAL MEMBERS
F1. Design for Flexure
F2. Design for Shear
    2. Design Shear Strength
    3. Transverse Stiffeners
F3. Web-Tapered Members
    1. General Requirements
    2. Design Tensile Strength
    3. Design Compressive Strength
    4. Design Flexural Strength
    5. Design Shear Strength
    6. Combined Flexure and Axial Force
APPENDIX G. PLATE GIRDERS
G1. Limitations
G2. Design Flexural Strength
G3. Design Shear Strength
G4. Transverse Stiffeners
G5. Flexure-Shear Interaction
APPENDIX H. MEMBERS UNDER COMBINED FORCES AND
            TORSION
H3. Alternative Interaction Equations for Members Under
    Combined Stress
APPENDIX J. CONNECTIONS, JOINTS, AND FASTENERS
J2. Welds
    4. Design Strength
J3. Bolts and Threaded Parts
    7. Combined Tension and Shear in Bearing-Type Connections
    8. High-Strength Bolts in Slip-Critical Connections
    9. Combined Tension and Shear in Slip-Critical Connections
APPENDIX K. CONCENTRATED FORCES, PONDING, AND FATIGUE
K2. Ponding
K3. Design for Cyclic Loading (Fatigue)
    1. General
    2. Calculation of Maximum Stresses and Stress Ranges
    3. Design Stress Range
    4. Bolts and Threaded Parts
    5. Special Fabrication and Erection Requirements
       NUMERICAL VALUES
COMMENTARY
INTRODUCTION
A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
   A1. Scope
   A2. Types of Construction
   A3. Material
       1. Structural Steel
       3. Bolts, Washers, and Nuts
       4. Anchor Rods and Threaded Rods
       5. Filler Metal and Flux for Welding
   A4. Loads and Load Combinations
   A5. Design Basis
       1. Required Strength at Factored Loads
       2. Limit States
       3. Design for Strength
       4. Design for Serviceability and Other Considerations
B. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
   B2. Net Area
   B3. Effective Area of Tension Members
   B5. Local Buckling
   B7. Limiting Slenderness Ratios
C. FRAMES AND OTHER STRUCTURES
   C1. Second Order Effects
   C2. Frame Stability
   C3. Stability Bracing
       1. Scope
       3. Columns
       4. Beams
D. TENSION MEMBERS
   D1. Design Tensile Strength
   D2. Built-Up Members
   D3. Pin-Connected Members and Eyebars
E. COLUMNS AND OTHER COMPRESSION MEMBERS
   E1. Effective Length and Slenderness Limitations
       1. Effective Length
       2. Design by Plastic Analysis
   E2. Design Compressive Strength for Flexural Buckling
   E3. Design Compressive Strength for Flexural-Torsional Buckling
   E4. Built-Up Members
F. BEAMS AND OTHER FLEXURAL MEMBERS
   F1. Design for Flexure
       1. Yielding
       2. Lateral-Torsional Buckling
       3. Design by Plastic Analysis
   F2. Design for Shear
   F4. Beams and Girders with Web Openings
H. MEMBERS UNDER COMBINED FORCES AND TORSION
   H1. Symmetric Members Subject to Bending and Axial Force
   H2. Unsymmetric Members and Members Under Torsion and
       Combined Torsion, Flexure, Shear, and/or Axial Force
I. COMPOSITE MEMBERS
   I1. Design Assumptions and Definitions
   I2. Compression Members
       1. Limitations
       2. Design Strength
       3. Columns with Multiple Steel Shapes
       4. Load Transfer
   I3. Flexural Members
       1. Effective Width
       2. Design Strength of Beams with Shear Connectors
       3. Design Strength of Concrete-Encased Beams
       4. Strength During Construction
       5. Formed Steel Deck
       6. Design Shear Strength
   I4. Combined Compression and Flexure
   I5. Shear Connectors
       1. Materials
       2. Horizontal Shear Force
       3. Strength of Stud Shear Connectors
       4. Strength of Channel Shear Connectors
       6. Shear Connector Placement and Spacing
   I6. Special Cases
J. CONNECTIONS, JOINTS, AND FASTENERS
   J1. General Provisions
       5. Splices in Heavy Sections
       8. Placement of Welds and Bolts
       9. Bolts in Combination with Welds
       10. High-Strength Bolts in Combination with Rivets
   J2. Welds
       1. Groove Welds
       2. Fillet Welds
       4. Design Strength
       5. Combination of Welds
       6. Weld Metal Requirements
       7. Mixed Weld Metal
   J3. Bolts and Threaded Parts
       1. High-Strength Bolts
       2. Size and Use of Holes
       3. Minimum Spacing
       4. Minimum Edge Distance
       5. Maximum Spacing and Edge Distance
       6. Design Tension or Shear Strength
       7. Combined Tension and Shear in Bearing-Type Connections
       8. High-Strength Bolts in Slip-Critical Connections
       10. Bearing Strength at Bolt Holes
       11. Long Grips
   J4. Design Rupture Strength
   J5. Connecting Elements
       2. Design Strength of Connecting Elements in Tension
   J6. Fillers
   J8. Bearing Strength
   J9. Column Bases and Bearing on Concrete
K. CONCENTRATED FORCES, PONDING, AND FATIGUE
   K1. Flanges and Webs with Concentrated Forces
       1. Design Basis
       2. Flange Local Bending
       3. Web Local Yielding
       4. Web Crippling
       5. Web Sidesway Buckling
       6. Web Compression Buckling
       7. Web Panel-Zone Shear
   K2. Ponding
L. SERVICEABILITY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
   L1. Camber
   L2. Expansion and Contraction
   L3. Deflections, Vibration, and Drift
       1. Deflections
       2. Floor Vibration
       3. Drift
   L5. Corrosion
M. FABRICATION, ERECTION, AND QUALITY CONTROL
   M2. Fabrication
       1. Cambering, Curving, and Straightening
       2. Thermal Cutting
       5. Bolted Construction
   M3. Shop Painting
       5. Surfaces Adjacent to Field Welds
   M4. Erection
       2. Bracing
       4. Fit of Column Compression Joints and Base Plates
       5. Field Welding
N. EVALUATION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES
   N1. General Provisions
   N2. Material Properties
       1. Determination of Required Tests
       2. Tensile Properties
       4. Base Metal Notch Toughness
       5. Weld Metal
       6. Bolts and Rivets
   N3. Evaluation by Structural Analysis
       2. Strength Evaluation
   N4. Evaluation by Load Tests
       1. Determination of Live Load Rating by Testing
       2. Serviceability Evaluation
   N5. Evaluation Report
APPENDIX B. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
B5. Local Buckling
    1. Classification of Steel Sections
APPENDIX E. COLUMNS AND OTHER COMPRESSION MEMBERS
E3. Design Compressive Strength for Flexural-Torsional Buckling
APPENDIX F. BEAMS AND OTHER FLEXURAL MEMBERS
F1. Design for Flexure
F3. Web-Tapered Members
    1. General Requirements
    3. Design Compressive Strength
    4. Design Flexural Strength
APPENDIX G. PLATE GIRDERS
G2. Design Flexural Strength
APPENDIX H. MEMBERS UNDER COMBINED FORCES AND
            TORSION
H3. Alternative Interaction Equations for Members Under Combined
    Stress
APPENDIX J. CONNECTIONS, JOINTS, AND FASTENERS
J2. Welds
    4. Design Strength
APPENDIX K. CONCENTRATED FORCES, PONDING, AND FATIGUE
K3. Design for Cyclic Loading (Fatigue)
REFERENCES
SUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY

Provides a uniform practice in the design and construction of structural-steel-framed buildings.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes AISC S342L (06/2001)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
American Institute of Steel Construction
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

S157-17/S157.1-17 Strength design in aluminum / Commentary on CSA S157-17, Strength design in aluminum

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