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AISC References

Primary references: AISC 360-22 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings and the AISC Steel Construction Manual, 16th Edition (18 major sections, 2,432 pages). Each formula and worked example below cites a specific AISC section.

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AISC 360-22 Chapter Map

ChapterTopicCourse Module
AGeneral Provisions1, 2
BDesign Requirements2, 3
CDesign for Stability17
DMembers in Tension4
EMembers in Compression5
FMembers in Flexure6
GMembers in Shear7
HCombined Forces (Beam-Columns)8, 9
IComposite Members11
JConnections12–16
KAdditional Connection Requirements15, 16
LServiceability18
App. 6Stability Bracing17

Per-Module Reference Index

Module 1

Introduction to Structural Steel Design

  • AISC 360-22 — Specification for Structural Steel Buildings
  • AISC Manual 16th Ed. — Design tables and worked examples (18 parts)
  • ASCE 7 — Minimum Design Loads — load combinations and live-load reduction
  • ACI 318-19 — Reference: Concrete code for context (LRFD/ASD comparison only)
Module 2

LRFD Design Philosophy and Load Combinations

  • AISC 360-22 — Specification chapter governing this topic
  • AISC Manual 16th Ed. — Design tables and worked examples
Module 3

Steel Material Properties and Shapes

  • AISC 360-22 — Specification chapter governing this topic
  • AISC Manual 16th Ed. — Design tables and worked examples
Module 4

Tension Members

  • AISC 360-22 §D2 — Tensile Strength
  • AISC 360-22 §D3 — Effective Net Area (shear lag)
  • AISC 360-22 §J4.3 — Block Shear Strength
  • AISC Manual Part 5 — Design of Tension Members
Module 5

Compression Members and Column Buckling

  • AISC 360-22 Chapter E — Design of Members for Compression
  • AISC §E3 — Flexural Buckling of Members Without Slender Elements
  • AISC §E4 — Torsional & Flexural-Torsional Buckling
  • AISC §E7 — Members with Slender Elements
Module 6

Flexural Members / Beams

  • AISC 360-22 Chapter F — Design of Members for Flexure
  • AISC §F2 — Doubly Symmetric Compact I-Shapes Bent About Major Axis
Module 7

Beam Shear Design

  • AISC 360-22 Chapter G — Design of Members for Shear
Module 8

Combined Axial Load and Bending

  • AISC 360-22 — Specification chapter governing this topic
  • AISC Manual 16th Ed. — Design tables and worked examples
Module 9

Beam-Columns

  • AISC 360-22 Chapter H — Design of Members for Combined Forces
Module 10

Plate Girders

  • AISC 360-22 — Specification chapter governing this topic
  • AISC Manual 16th Ed. — Design tables and worked examples
Module 11

Composite Beams

  • AISC 360-22 — Specification chapter governing this topic
  • AISC Manual 16th Ed. — Design tables and worked examples
Module 12

Bolted Connections

  • AISC 360-22 §J3 — Bolts and Threaded Parts
Module 13

Welded Connections

  • AISC 360-22 §J2 — Welds
Module 14

Shear Connections

  • AISC 360-22 — Specification chapter governing this topic
  • AISC Manual 16th Ed. — Design tables and worked examples
Module 15

Moment Connections

  • AISC 360-22 — Specification chapter governing this topic
  • AISC Manual 16th Ed. — Design tables and worked examples
Module 16

Base Plates and Anchor Rods

  • AISC 360-22 §J8 — Column Bases and Concrete Bearing
  • AISC Design Guide 1 — Base Plate and Anchor Rod Design
Module 17

Stability, Bracing, and Second-Order Effects

  • AISC 360-22 — Specification chapter governing this topic
  • AISC Manual 16th Ed. — Design tables and worked examples
Module 18

Serviceability & Fatigue

  • AISC 360-22 Ch. L — Serviceability limit states — deflection, drift, vibration, durability
  • AISC 360-22 App. 3 — Design for Fatigue — stress-range approach, Table A-3.1 detail categories
  • AISC Design Guide 3 — Serviceability Design Considerations for Steel Buildings
  • AISC Design Guide 11 — Vibrations of Steel-Framed Structural Systems Due to Human Activity
  • ASCE 7-22 §12.12 — Drift and deformation — seismic story-drift limits Δa
  • IBC 2021 §1604.3 — Serviceability — deflection Table 1604.3, drift enforcement
Module 19

Steel Framing Systems

  • AISC 360-22 — Specification chapter governing this topic
  • AISC Manual 16th Ed. — Design tables and worked examples
Module 20

Capstone Design Project

  • AISC 360-22 — Specification chapter governing this topic
  • AISC Manual 16th Ed. — Design tables and worked examples
Module 21

RC — Introduction & Material Properties

  • ACI 318-19 Ch. 19 — Concrete: Design and Durability Requirements
  • ACI 318-19 Ch. 20 — Steel Reinforcement Properties and Durability
  • ACI 318-19 §21.2 — Strength Reduction Factors φ
  • ACI 318-19 §22.2 — Design Assumptions for Strength
  • ASTM A615 / A706 — Deformed Reinforcing Bars
Module 22

RC — Flexural Design of Beams

  • ACI 318-19 Ch. 9 — Beams — Strength Design
  • ACI §22.2 — Design Assumptions for Strength
  • ACI §22.2.2.4 — Equivalent Rectangular (Whitney) Stress Block
  • ACI §9.6.1 — Minimum Flexural Reinforcement
  • ACI §21.2.2 — Strength Reduction Factor φ
Module 23

RC — Shear Design of Beams

  • ACI 318-19 Ch. 22.5 — One-Way Shear Strength
  • ACI §9.5.3 — Beam Shear Strength Requirement
  • ACI §9.6.3 — Minimum Shear Reinforcement
  • ACI §9.7.6.2 — Stirrup Spacing Limits
  • ACI Table 21.2.1 — φ for Shear = 0.75
Module 24

RC — Serviceability: Deflections & Crack Control

  • ACI 318-19 §24.2 — Deflection Serviceability
  • ACI Table 9.3.1.1 — Minimum Depth of Nonprestressed Beams
  • ACI Table 24.2.2 — Maximum Permissible Computed Deflections
  • ACI §24.2.3.5 — Effective Moment of Inertia Ie (Branson)
  • ACI §24.2.4 — Long-Term Deflection Multiplier λΔ
  • ACI §24.3 — Crack-Control Reinforcement Spacing
  • ACI §19.2.2 — Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete
Module 25

RC — Development Length and Splices

  • ACI 318-19 §25.4.2 — Development of Deformed Bars in Tension
  • ACI §25.4.3 — Standard Hooks in Tension
  • ACI §25.4.9 — Development of Deformed Bars in Compression
  • ACI §25.5 — Splices of Reinforcement
  • ACI §25.3 — Standard Hook Geometry
Module 26

RC — Compression Members (Columns)

  • ACI 318-19 Ch. 10 — Columns — General
  • ACI 318-19 §22.4 — Axial Strength
  • ACI 318-19 §25.7 — Transverse Reinforcement (Ties & Spirals)
  • ACI Table 21.2.2 — φ — tied = 0.65, spiral = 0.75
  • ACI §6.6 — Slenderness — Moment Magnification
Module 27

RC — One-Way Slabs

  • ACI 318-19 Ch. 7 — One-Way Slabs
  • ACI Table 7.3.1.1 — Minimum Slab Thickness (deflection)
  • ACI §7.6.1 — Minimum Flexural Reinforcement
  • ACI §24.4 — Shrinkage and Temperature Reinforcement
  • ACI §7.7 — Reinforcement Detailing — Spacing