Design Guides

Design Guides

AISC Design Guides 1-24 are available for download in PDF format below. Design Guide errata can be found on the Revisions to AISC Publications page located within freePubs.

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Design Guide 24: Hollow Structural Section Connections
Design Guide 23: Constructability of Structural Steel Buildings
Design Guide 22: Facade Attachments to Steel-Framed Buildings
Design Guide 21: Welded Connections--A Primer for Engineers
Design Guide 20: Steel Plate Shear Walls
Design Guide 19: Fire Resistance of Structural Steel Framing
Design Guide 18: Steel-Framed Open-Deck Parking Structures
Design Guide 17: High Strength Bolts--A Primer for Structural Engineers
Design Guide 16: Flush and Extended Multiple-Row Moment End-Plate Connections (See errata listed at end of file.)
Design Guide 15: AISC Rehabilitation and Retrofit Guide: A Reference for Historic Shapes and Specifications
Design Guide 14: Staggered Truss Framing Systems
Design Guide 13: Wide-Flange Column Stiffening at Moment Connections (See errata listed at end of file.)
Design Guide 12: Modification of Existing Steel Welded Moment Frame Connections for Seismic Resistance
Design Guide 11: Floor Vibrations Due To Human Activity (See errata listed at end of file.)
Design Guide 10: Erection Bracing of Low-Rise Structural Steel Frames
Design Guide 9: Torsional Analysis of Structural Steel Members
Design Guide 8: Partially Restrained Composite Connections
Design Guide 7: Industrial Buildings--Roofs to Anchor Rods (Second Edition)
Design Guide 6: Load and Resistance Factor Design of W-Shapes Encased in Concrete
Design Guide 5: Design of Low- and Medium-Rise Steel Buildings
Design Guide 4: Extended End-Plate Moment Connections Seismic and Wind Applications (Second Edition)
Design Guide 3: Serviceability Design Considerations for Steel Buildings (Second Edition)
Design Guide 2: Design of Steel and Composite Beams with Web Openings (See errata listed at end of file.)
Design Guide 1: Base Plate and Anchor Rod Design (Second Edition)