Design Guides

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• Design Guide 25: Frame Design Using Web-Tapered Members
• 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 (See errata listed at end of file.)
• 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 (See errata listed at end of file.)
• Design Guide 9: Torsional Analysis of Structural Steel Members (See errata listed at end of file.)
• 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 (See errata listed at end of file.)
• 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)