ASCE/SEI 41 2006: Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings
ASCE

Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings presents the latest generation of performance-based seismic rehabilitation methodology. This new national consensus standard was developed from the FEMA 356, Prestandard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings. This Standard represents state-of-the-art knowledge in earthquake engineering and is a valuable tool for the structural engineering profession to improve building performance in future earthquakes. It includes significant improvements in current understanding of building behavior in earthquakes.

AWS D1.1/D1.1M 2010: Structural Welding Code: Steel
AWS

For everyone involved in any phase of welding steel structures - engineers, detailers, fabricators, erectors, inspectors, etc. - the new D1.1 spells out the requirements for design, procedures, qualification, fabrication, inspection, and repair of pipe, plate, and structural shapes that are subject to either static or cyclical stresses. U.S. Customary and SI units of measurement. This code covers the welding requirements for any type of welded structure made from the commonly used carbon and low-alloy constructional steels. Clauses 1 through 8 constitute a body of rules for the regulation of welding in steel construction. There are eight normative and twelve informative annexes in this code.

AWS D1.5/D1.5M 2010: Bridge Welding Code
AWS

Get the facts and code requirements for bridge building with carbon and low-alloy construction steels. Covers Welding requirements for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) for welded highway bridges made from carbon and low-alloy construction steels. Chapters cover design of welded connections, workmanship, technique, procedure and performance qualification, inspection and stud Welding. Features the latest AASHTO revisions and nondestructive examination requirements, as well as a section providing a “Feature Control Plan for Nonredundant Bridge Members."

AWS D1.8/D1.8M 2009: Structural Welding Code: Seismic Supplement
AWS

A supplement to AWS D1.1, Structural Welding Code—Steel. Applicable to welded joints in seismic load resisting systems designed in accordance with the Seismic Provisions of the American Institute of Steel Construction. Covers additional controls on detailing, materials, workmanship, testing, and inspection necessary to achieve adequate performance of welded steel structures under conditions of severe earthquake-induced inelastic straining. Includes a commentary offering guidance on interpreting and applying this supplement.

Steel Structures Painting Manual: Good Painting Practice, Vol. 1 (4th Ed.)
SSPC

Provides a detailed overview of the procedures, materials, and equipment used for surface preparation and coating work on industrial steel and concrete structures. Contains information on a wide range of topics—from the fundamentals of surface preparation and coating application—to recent advances in alternate coating removal technologies—to the complexities of painting specific facilities and structures, regulations affecting the coatings industry, strategies for the development of maintenance coating programs, and more. Also available on a multi-platform CD-ROM.

Structural Steel Painting Manual: Systems and Specifications, Vol. 2  (2010/2011)
SSPC

A complete, up-to-date collection of SSPC standards, guides, specifications, and other consensus documents. Contains SSPC standards for the cleaning and preparation of steel and concrete surfaces, the selection and application of protective coating systems,the basic composition requirements and performance capabilities of paints and coatings, qualification procedures, and other materials, processes, and technologies

Ductile Design of Steel Structures, 2nd Ed. (2011)
Bruneau, Uang and Sabelli (McGraw Hill)

The book covers steel material, cross-section, component, and system response for applications in plastic and seismic design, and provides practical guidance on how to incorporate these principles into structural design. Three new chapters address buckling-restrained braced frame design, steel plate shear wall design, and hysteretic energy dissipating systems and design strategies. Eight other chapters have been extensively revised and expanded, including a chapter presenting the basic seismic design philosophy to determine seismic loads. Self-study problems at the end of each chapter help reinforce the concepts presented. Written by experts in earthquake-resistant design who are active in the development of seismic guidelines, this is an invaluable resource for students and professionals involved in earthquake engineering or other areas related to the analysis and design of steel structures.

Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures, 6th Ed. (2010)
Ziemian (Wiley)

Representing nearly fifty years of cooperation between Wiley and the Structural Stability Research Council, the Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures is often described as an invaluable reference for practicing structural engineers and researchers. For generations of engineers and architects, the Guide has served as the definitive work on designing steel and aluminum structures for stability. Under the editorship of Ronald Ziemian and written by SSRC task group members who are leading experts in structural stability theory and research, this Sixth Edition brings this foundational work in line with current practice and research.

Steel Structures: Design and Behavior, 5th Ed. (2009)
Salmon, Johnson and Malhas (Prentice Hall/Pearson)

This publication strives to present in a logical manner the theoretical background needed for developing and explaining design requirements. Beginning with coverage of background material, including references to pertinent research, the development of specific formulas used in the AISC Specifications is followed by a generous number of design examples explaining in detail the process of selecting minimum weight members to satisfy given conditions.

Structural Steel Designer's Handbook, 5th Ed. (2011)
Brockenbrough and Merritt (McGraw Hill)

This comprehensive volume begins by covering the properties of structural steel and the fundamentals of fabrication and erection. Modern structural design methods applicable to buildings and other structures, such as roof systems and various types of bridges, are presented. Details on the design of members--beams, columns, and tension components--and of bolted and welded connections are also covered. Featuring contributions from renowned engineering experts, this is an invaluable working tool for structural steel designers.

Expansion Joints in Buildings: Technical Report No. 65 (1974)
Federal Construction Council

Free PDF from the National Academies Press. Many factors affect the amount of temperature-induced movement that occurs in a building and the extent to which this movement can occur before serious damage develops or extensive maintenance is required. As of 1974, there were no nationally acceptable procedures for precise determination of the size and the location of expansion joints in buildings. Most designers and federal construction agencies individually adopted and developed guidelines based on experience and rough calculations leading to significant differences in the various guidelines used for locating and sizing expansion joints. In response to this complex problem, Expansion Joints in Buildings: Technical Report No. 65 provides federal agencies with practical procedures for evaluating the need for through-building expansion joints in structural framing systems. The report offers guidelines and criteria to standardize the practice of expansion joints in buildings and decrease problems associated with the misuse of expansions joints. Expansions Joints in Buildings: Technical Report No. 65 also makes notable recommendations concerning expansion, isolation, joints, and the manner in which they permit separate segments of the structural frame to expand and to contract in response to temperature fluctuations without adversely affecting the buildings structural integrity or serviceability.