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Resources for Code Officials

Making Your Life Easier, with Steel

Whether it's understanding the latest standard to which structural steel is fabricated and erected to learning about the latest research and innovations in approved fire protection assemblies, below is a list of commonly referenced resources for code officials who interface with structural steel. 

  • Certification and Inspection Requirements
    • INSERT JACQUES's LANGUAGE (nothing at this point) - they resent identical items in the bullet below
  • Fabricator and Erector Certification (Provide link to WhySteel Fabricator and Erector Certification landing page)
  • Fire Protection with Steel
    • Innovations in Fire Assemblies (provide link to the Why Steel Fire Page)
  • Sustainability Requirements for Structural Steel (link to Green Codes page)
  • Steel Codes and Specifications
    • 2010 Code of Standard Practice for Structural Steel Buildings and Bridges (AISC 303-10)

      The Code provides a framework for a common understanding of the acceptable standards when contracting for structural steel.

      ***2016 COSP Coming Soon!***
       
    • 2010 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (ANSI/AISC 360-10), Fourth Printing

      This specification provides the generally applicable requirements for the design and construction of structural steel buildings and other structures.
       
    • 2010 Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings (ANSI/AISC 341-10), Third Printing

      This ANSI-approved specification is a companion to the Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (ANSI/AISC 360-10) that extends coverage to the connection detailing and member design requirements for structural steel and composite systems in high-seismic applications.

Steel Solutions Center 

The Steel Solutions Center is for people who need technical assistance, innovative solutions, or tools to make structural steel design even easier.

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