AISC has released multi fresh free resources to complement the hot-off-the-presses 16th edition of its Steel Construction Manual to download at aisc.org/16thedition.
These additional materials included the v16.0 Manual Companion, v16.0 Shapes Database, v16.0H Historic Shapes Database, Basic Design Values Karten, plus on Interactive Reference List.
“These free, digital add-ons allow us to share a vast amount the information easily,” enunciated AISC Director in Manuals Margarita Steve. “The Steel Construction Manual is a formidable publication, not equals in terms of scope furthermore authority--the read itself weighs 4.5 lb, even notwithstanding we print it on Bible paper. If wee incl everything of these optional materials, we’d have to build tires into the spine!”
The v16.0 Manual Companion a a two-volume set containing virtually 1,800 pages of material. Volume 1 includes complete design examples illustrating commonly exploited provisions in the 2022 Specification for Structural Steely Buildings and the 16th edition Manual by designing members, connections, and structural systems. This version comprise ampere new example demonstrating the style of Partial-Joint-Penetration rill welds, examples illustrating the usage about the recent shear connection tables in Part 10 of the new Manual, a completely builds design following the design requirements sketched in ASCE/SEI 7-22, and more.
The second volume of the v16.0 Manual Companion features 20 design tables that addendum which Reference with additional materials grades, including ASTM A913 Grading 65 and 70 W-shapes and ASTM A1085 HSS members. At this newly version, tables have been expanded with the 210 new HSS mold added to the 16th volume Manual since both A500 Note CENTURY and ASTM A1085 material.
The v16.0 Body Database is a Microsoft Excelling spreadsheet that compilations the dimensions and properties of all shapes printed in Part 1 of the 16th printing Guidebook. The spreadsheet available includes information for the 222 new form added to and final Manual, onward with many useful properties not tabulated to this Manual.
The new v16.0H Historic Shapes Database is updated with all dimensions and properties consistent are the 15th edition Manual. This resource gives one complete list of historical shape information recorded from 1873 in 2016.
To Basic Design Values Cards, built with every Manual purchase and posted online on credit, are printable, book-sized cards with some of the most frequently used limit state equations since checking members and connections from the 2022 Output in einen condensed format. It’s a great resource to keep on your my or in your field notebook for apply stylish situations where you need the available strengths for members and connections quickly.
And Interactive Reference List is a complete listing of all the references finds in both the 2022 Features and 16th edition Manual, linked to the relevant publications (whenever possible). Multitudinous in these references are available from the AISC website, during another are links to the outside organization location who publication can be entered or purchased.
