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AISC_PART 16_A_Prelims_15th Ed.

_2016 2016-11-15 11:22 AM Page iii (Black plate)

16.1-iii

PREFACE

(This Preface is not part of ANSI/AISC 360-16, Specification for Structural Steel Buildings,
but is included for informational purposes only.)
This Specification is based upon past successful usage, advances in the state of knowledge,
and changes in design practice. The 2016 American Institute of Steel Construction’s
Specification for Structural Steel Buildings provides an integrated treatment of allowable
strength design (ASD) and load and resistance factor design (LRFD), and replaces earlier
Specifications. As indicated in Chapter B of the Specification, designs can be made accord-
ing to either ASD or LRFD provisions.
This ANSI-approved Specification has been developed as a consensus document using
ANSI-accredited procedures to provide a uniform practice in the design of steel-framed
buildings and other structures. The intention is to provide design criteria for routine use and
not to provide specific criteria for infrequently encountered problems, which occur in the
full range of structural design.
This Specification is the result of the consensus deliberations of a committee of structural
engineers with wide experience and high professional standing, representing a wide geo-
graphical distribution throughout the United States. The committee includes approximately
equal numbers of engineers in private practice and code agencies, engineers involved in
research and teaching, and engineers employed by steel fabricating and producing compa-
nies. The contributions and assistance of more than 50 additional professional volunteers
working in task committees are also hereby acknowledged.
The Symbols, Glossary, Abbreviations and Appendices to this Specification are an inte-
gral part of the Specification. A nonmandatory Commentary has been prepared to provide
background for the Specification provisions and the user is encouraged to consult it.
Additionally, nonmandatory User Notes are interspersed throughout the Specification to
provide concise and practical guidance in the application of the provisions.
A number of significant technical modifications have also been made since the 2010
edition of the Specification, including the following:
• Adopted an ASTM umbrella bolt specification, ASTM F3125, that includes Grades A325,
A325M, A490, A490M, F1852 and F2280
• Adopted new ASTM HSS material specifications, ASTM A1085/A1085M and A1065/
A1065M, that permit use of a design thickness equal to the full nominal thickness of the
member
• Expanded the structural integrity provisions applicable to connection design
• Added a shear lag factor for welded plates or connected elements with unequal length
longitudinal welds
• The available compressive strength for double angles and tees is determined by the
general flexural-torsional buckling equation for members without slender elements
• Added a constrained-axis torsional buckling limit state for members with lateral bracing
offset from the shear center
• Revised the available compressive strength formulation for members with slender com-
pression elements
• Reformulated the available flexural strength provisions for tees and double angles

Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, July 7, 2016


AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION

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