Welcome to the home page of the Steel Construction Manual, 15th Edition

ISBN

1-56424-007-1

Description

This edition of the Manual contains more than 2,300 pages of structural steel design information. The book is hardbound in durable blue vinyl with silver stamping. Each of the 18 major contents sections has a corresponding thumb cut for easy access. 

Table of Contents

• Part 1 - Dimensions and Properties
• Part 2 - General Design Considerations
• Part 3 - Design of Flexural Members
• Part 4 - Design of Compression Members
• Part 5 - Design of Tension Members
• Part 6 - Design of Members Subjected to Combined Forces
• Part 7 - Design Considerations for Bolts
• Part 8 - Design Considerations for Welds
• Part 9 - Design of Connecting Elements
• Part 10 - Design of Simple Shear Connections
• Part 11 - Design of Partially Restrained Moment Connections
• Part 12 - Design of Fully Restrained Moment Connections
• Part 13 - Desgin of Bracing Connections and Truss Connections
• Part 14 - Design of Beam Bearing Plates, Column Base Plates, Anchor Rods,and Column Splices
• Part 15 - Design of Hanger Connections, Bracket Plates, and Crane-Rail Connections
• Part 16 - Specifications and Codes
• Part 17 - Miscellaneous Data and Mathematical Information
• General Nomenclature and Index

Codes and Standards

Part 16 - Specifications and Codes contains the most commonly used standards in the design, fabrication, and erection of structural steel. The documents in Part 16 are available from the Standards section of our publications collection. They are: 

• Part 16.1 comprises the 2016 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (ANSI/AISC 360-16)
• Part 16.2 comprises the 2014 RCSC Specification for Structural Joints Using High Strength Bolts
• Part 16.3 comprises the 2016 Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges (ANSI/AISC 303-16)

For older versions of AISC's standards, visit our Historic Standards page.