Historic Standards

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o Specification for Structural Steel Buildings

o Specification for Single-Angle Members
o Specification for the Design of Hollow Structural Sections
o Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings
o Prequalified Connections for Special and Intermediate Steel Moment Frames for
Seismic Applications
o Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges

o RCSC Specification for Structural Joints Using High-Strength Bolts

o Specifications for the Design, Fabrication and Erection of Steel Safety-Related
Structures for Nuclear Facilities
o Classic Manuals

Other references of interest:

o AISC Design Guide 15, Rehabilitation and Retrofit

o AISC Shapes Database V14.0H - Historic

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Specification for Structural Steel Buildings

Date Designation Title

All editions of the AISC Specification for Structural
Steel Buildings introduced from 1923 to 2005 are
available from our Bookstore on CD-ROM.
 Standard Specification for Structural Steel for
June 1, 1923
Buildings
Standard Specification for Structural Steel for
November 1, 1928
Buildings
Specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection
January 1934
of Structural Steel for Buildings
Specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection
June 24, 1936
of Structural Steel for Buildings
Specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection
June 1937
of Structural Steel for Buildings
Specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection
July 1941
of Structural Steel for Buildings
War Production Board National Emergency
Specifications for the Design, Fabrication and Erection
September 10, 1942
of Structural Steel for Buildings (not on CD-ROM
product)
Specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection
February 1946
of Structural Steel for Buildings
Specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection
June 1949
of Structural Steel for Buildings
Specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection
November 30, 1961
of Structural Steel for Buildings
Specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection
April 17, 1963
of Structural Steel for Buildings
Specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection
February 12, 1969
of Structural Steel for Buildings
Supplement No. 1 to the Specification adopted
November 1, 1970
February 12, 1969
Supplement No. 2 to the Specification adopted
December 8, 1971
February 12, 1969
Supplement No. 3 to the Specification adopted
June 12, 1974
February 12, 1969
Specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection
November 1, 1978
of Structural Steel for Buildings
Supplement No. 1 to the Specification adopted
March 11, 1986
November 1, 1978
Specification for Structural Steel Buildings-- Load and
September 1, 1986
Resistance Factor Design
 Supplement No. 2 to the Specification adopted
January 1, 1989
November 1, 1978
Supplement No. 1 to the Specification (LRFD)
January 1, 1989
adopted September 1, 1986
Specification for Structural Steel Buildings--
June 1, 1989
Allowable Stress Design and Plastic Design
Load and Resistance Factor Design Specification for
December 1, 1993
Structural Steel
Supplement No. 1 to the Specification (LRFD)
January 30, 1998
adopted December 1, 1993
December 27, 1999 LRFD Specification for Structural Steel Buildings
Supplement No. 1 to the Specification adopted June 1,
December 17, 2001
1989
ANSI/AISC
March 9, 2005 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings
360-05
Related Documents
o Comparison of 2005 AISC
Specification ASD provisions to 1989
ASD specification

o Comparison of 2005 AISC

Specification LRFD provisions to 1999
LRFD specification
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Specification for Single-Angle Members

Date Designation Title

Specification for Load and Resistance Factor Design
December 1, 1993
of Single-Angle Members
Load and Resistance Factor Design Specification for
November 10, 2000
Single-Angle Members
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Specification for the Design of Hollow Structural Sections

Date Designation Title

 Specification for the Design of Steel Hollow
April 15, 1997
Structural Sections
Load and Resistance Factor Design Specification for
November 10, 2000
Steel Hollow Structural Sections
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Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings

Date Designation Title

November 15, 1990 Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings
June 15, 1992 Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings
April 15, 1997 Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings
Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings
February 15, 1999
(1997) Supplement No. 1
Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings
November 10, 2000
(1997) Supplement No. 2
May 21, 2002 ANSI/AISC 341-02 Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings
Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings,
including Supplement No. 1 dated November 16,
March 9, 2005 ANSI/AISC 341-05
2005 (includes all errata through the third printing
of the 1st edition of the Seismic Design Manual)
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Prequalified Connections for Special and Intermediate Steel Moment Frames for Seismic Applications

Date Designation Title

Prequalified Connections for Special and
December 13, 2005 ANSI/AISC 358-05 Intermediate Steel Moment Frames for
Seismic Applications
June 18, 2009 ANSI/AISC 358-05s1-09 Supplement No. 1 to ANSI/AISC 358-05
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Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges

Date Designation Title

October 1, 1924 Code of Standard Practice
1928 Code of Standard Practice (starts on p. 24 of the PDF)
 1934 Code of Standard Practice
Code of Standard Practice for Steel Structures Other
June, 1937
Than Bridges
Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and
November 1, 1945
Bridges
Revision to the Code of Standard Practice for Steel
December 1, 1946
Buildings and Bridges
Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and
June 26, 1952
Bridges
Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and
March 15, 1959
Bridges
Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and
1963
Bridges
Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and
July 1, 1970
Bridges
Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and
October 1, 1972
Bridges
Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and
September 1, 1976
Bridges
Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and
September 1, 1986
Bridges
Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and
June 10, 1992
Bridges
Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and
March 7, 2000
Bridges
Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and
March 18, 2005 AISC 303-05
Bridges
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RCSC Specification for Structural Joints Using High-Strength Bolts

The Research Council on Structural Connections (RCSC) maintains this specification. The files below
are mostly scans from AISC's library.

Date Designation Title

Specifications for Assembly of Structural Joints
January, 1951
Using High Tensile Steel Bolts
February, 1954 Specifications for Assembly of Structural Joints
 Using High Strength Steel Bolts
Specification for Structural Joints Using ASTM
March, 1962
A325 Bolts
Specification for Structural Joints Using ASTM
March, 1964
A325 or A490 Bolts
Specification for Structural Joints Using ASTM
September 1, 1966
A325 or A490 Bolts
Specification for Structural Joints Using ASTM
March 31, 1970
A325 or A490 Bolts
Specification for Structural Joints Using ASTM
May 8, 1974
A325 or A490 Bolts
Specification for Structural Joints Using ASTM
February 4, 1976
A325 or A490 Bolts
Specification for Structural Joints Using ASTM
April 26, 1978
A325 or A490 Bolts
Specification for Structural Joints Using ASTM
August 14, 1980
A325 or A490 Bolts
ASD Specification for Structural Joints Using
November 13, 1985
ASTM A325 or A490 Bolts
LRFD Specification for Structural Joints Using
June 8, 1988
ASTM A325 or A490 Bolts
ASD Specification for Structural Joints Using
June 3, 1994
ASTM A325 or A490 Bolts
LRFD Specification for Structural Joints Using
June 3, 1994
ASTM A325 or A490 Bolts
Specification for Structural Joints Using ASTM
June 30, 2004
A325 or A490 Bolts
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Specifications for the Design, Fabrication and Erection of Steel Safety-Related Structures for Nuclear
Facilities

Date Designation Title

Design, Fabrication and Erection of
July 19, 1984 ANSI/AISC N690-1984 Steel Safety-Related Structures for
Nuclear Facilities
1994 ANSI/AISC N690-1994 Specification for the Design,
Fabrication and Erection of Steel
 Safety-Related Structures for
Nuclear Facilities
Supplement No. 1 to the
Specification for the Design,
April 15, 2002 ANSI/AISC N690-1994s1 Fabrication and Erection of Steel
Safety-Related Structures for
Nuclear Facilities
Specification for the Design,
Fabrication and Erection of Steel
Safety-Related Structures for
2004 ANSI/AISC N690-1994 (R2004) Nuclear Facilities (same
document as ANSI/AISC N690-
1994, procedurally reaffirmed in
2004)
Supplement No. 2 to the
Specification for the Design,
Fabrication and Erection of Steel
Safety-Related Structures for
October 6, 2004 ANSI/AISC N690-1994s2
Nuclear Facilities (supersedes
Supplement No. 1; issued
concurrently with the 2004
reaffirmation of the main document)
LRFD Specification for Safety-
December 17, 2003 ANSI/AISC N690L-03 Related Steel Structures for Nuclear
Facilities
Specification for Safety-Related
September 20, 2006 ANSI/AISC N690-06 Steel Structures for Nuclear
Facilities
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Classic Manuals

Date Designation Title

Steel Construction [Manual] -- First Edition, First
December 1927 Printing
(courtesy Glenn Frazee, Sargent & Lundy LLC)
Steel Construction [Manual] -- Fourth Edition, First
1941 Printing
(courtesy Glenn Frazee, Sargent & Lundy LLC)
Steel Construction Manual - Fifth Edition - Twenty-
1958
third Printing
 Manual of Steel Construction -- Sixth Edition, Fourth
1967 Revised Printing
(courtesy Glenn Frazee, Sargent & Lundy LLC)
Manual of Steel Construction -- Seventh Edition, First
1974 Revised Printing, Second Impression
(courtesy Glenn Frazee, Sargent & Lundy LLC)
Manual of Steel Construction -- Eighth Edition, Second
November 1986 Revised Printing
(courtesy Glenn Frazee, Sargent & Lundy LLC)
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