American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), headquartered in Chicago, is a not-for-profit technical institute and trade association established in 1921 to serve the structural steel design community and construction industry in the United States. AISC represents the total experience, judgment and strength of the entire U.S. industry of steel fabricators, distributors and producers.

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, and market development.

As part of its mission, AISC emphasizes supporting and improving the ability of the structural steel industry to be both innovative and competitive in a worldwide construction market. The Institute enjoys a close working relationship with architects, engineers, code officials and educators who recognize its professional status in the fields of specification writing, structural research, design development and performance standards.

AISC Standards Collection

The AISC Collection includes the 14th Edition of the Steel Construction Manual, containing several updates and revisions from the 13th edition, including the new HP18 and HP16 series, updated connection tables based on increased bolt shear strength values, revised single-plate and extended single-plate connection design procedures, enhanced prying action procedure, and a revised bracket plate design procedure.

A listing of available AISC documents follows below. This document list is subject to change based on status and publisher changes, and should be used as a guideline only.

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• AISC 101: Designing with Structural Steel - A Guide for Architects - 2nd Edition
• AISC 303: Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges (DoD Adopted)
• AISC 325: Steel Construction Manual - 14th Edition
• AISC 326: Detailing for Steel Construction - 3rd Edition
• AISC 327: AISC Seismic Design Manual
• AISC 341: Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings
• AISC 360: Specification for Structural Steel Buildings
• AISC 503: Selected ASTM Standards for Structural Steel Fabrication
• AISC 801: Design Guide 1: Base Plate and Anchor Rod Design - 2nd Printing
• AISC 803: Design Guide 3: Serviceability Design Considerations for Steel Buildings - 2nd Edition
• AISC 804: Design Guide 4: Extended End-Plate Moment Connections Seismic and Wind Applications - 2nd Edition
• AISC 805: Design Guide 5: Low-and Medium-Rise Steel Buildings
• AISC 807: Design Guide 7: Industrial Buildings: Roofs to Column Anchorage - Second Edition
• AISC 808: Design Guide 8: Partially Restrained Composite Connections
• AISC 809: Design Guide 9: Torsional Analysis of Structural Steel Members
• AISC 810: Design Guide 10: Erection Bracing of Low-Rise Structural Steel Frames
• AISC 812: Design Guide 12: Modification of Existing Steel Welded Moment Frame Connections for Seismic Resistance
• AISC 814: Design Guide 14: Staggered Truss Framing Systems
• AISC 815: Design Guide 15: AISC Rehabilitation and Retrofit Guide: A Reference for Historic Shapes and Specifications - Addenda: 2003
• AISC 816: Design Guide 16: Flush and Extended Multiple-Row Moment End-Plate Connections
• AISC 817: Design Guide 17: High Strength Bolts-A Primer for Structural Engineers
• AISC 819: Design Guide 19: Fire Resistance of Structural Steel Framing
• AISC 820: Design Guide 20: Steel Plate Shear Walls
• AISC 821: Design Guide 21: Welded Connections-A Primer for Engineers
• AISC 823: Design Guide 23: Constructability of Structural Steel Buildings
• AISC D800A: Design Guides - Set 1
• AISC D800B: Design Guides - Set 2
• AISC F505 (Replaced by AISC 322): Guide for Metric Steel Fabrication
• AISC G448 (Withdrawn): National Engineering Conference & Conference of Operating Personnel
• AISC H050: A Fatigue Primer for Structural Engineers
• AISC M027: Steel Construction Manual, AISC Seismic Design Manual Set - 13th Edition
• AISC N690: Specification for Safety-Related Steel Structures for Nuclear Facilities
• AISC P700: Guide to Design Criteria for Bolted and Riveted Joints - 2nd Edition
• AISC S323 (Withdrawn): Quality Criteria and Inspection Standards

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