AISC — American Institute of Steel Construction Standards Hub
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) publishes the standards that govern structural steel design and construction in the United States. The flagship document — AISC 360 (Specification for Structural Steel Buildings) — combined with the Steel Construction Manual, defines how every steel beam, column, brace, and connection in a U.S. building is sized. This page indexes site pages by AISC clause for structural engineers. Reviewed by a licensed PE.
AISC clause cross-reference
Every page that implements an AISC requirement, organised by chapter / appendix / Manual section.
| AISC clause | Topic | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| AISC 360-22 Chapter D | Tension members — yielding and rupture | HSS steel material, Bracing reference |
| AISC 360-22 Chapter E | Compression members — Euler buckling, KL/r | HSS steel material, Bracing reference, Truss solver |
| AISC 360-22 Chapter F | Flexural members — beams, plastic moment | Moment of inertia in beams, I-beam moment of inertia |
| AISC 360-22 Chapter G | Shear strength | Truss solver |
| AISC 360-22 Chapter L | Serviceability — deflection limits | Moment of inertia in beams |
| AISC 360-22 Appendix 6 | Stability bracing — stiffness and strength | Bracing reference, Purlin reference |
| AISC 341-22 | Seismic provisions — SCBF, OCBF, EBF, BRBF, SMF | Bracing reference, HSS steel material |
| AISC Steel Construction Manual (16th ed.) | Section properties for every W, HP, HSS, C, MC, L | Area moment of inertia, Moment of inertia (all shapes), I-beam I_x, Rectangle I_x, Circle / pipe I_x |
| AISC 341 §F2.5b | SCBF compression-brace KL/r limit | Bracing reference |
| AISC 360 §F2.2 | Lateral-torsional buckling — Lp / Lr / Mn | Bracing reference, Moment of inertia in beams |
| AISC Design Guide 1 | Base plate design (column-to-foundation) | HSS steel material |
| AISC Design Guide 24 | HSS connection design | HSS steel material, Bracing reference |
About AISC
The American Institute of Steel Construction was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. AISC publishes two paths to design — Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and Allowable Strength Design (ASD) — both encoded in AISC 360. The Steel Construction Manual, currently in its 16th edition (published 2023), is the practitioner\'s desk reference: it tabulates section properties (area, moment of inertia, section modulus, plastic modulus, radius of gyration) for every W-, S-, HP-, HSS-, C-, MC-, and L-shape produced in North America, plus design tables for beams, columns, base plates, and connections.
AISC 360 is updated on an approximately 6-year cycle: 2010, 2016, 2022. The seismic provisions (AISC 341) are on the same cycle. Both documents are free to download as PDF from aisc.org for AISC members and licensed engineers — registration required.
AISC document family
| Document | Edition | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| AISC 360 — Specification for Structural Steel Buildings | 2022 | Strength + serviceability design (LRFD and ASD) |
| AISC 341 — Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings | 2022 | SCBF, OCBF, EBF, BRBF, SMF, IMF detailing |
| AISC 358 — Prequalified Connections for Special and Intermediate Moment Frames | 2022 | RBS, BFP, BUEEP, KBB pre-qualified connection details |
| AISC Steel Construction Manual | 16th ed., 2023 | Section properties + design tables (the daily reference) |
| AISC Design Guides (DG 1–DG 39) | Various | Topic-specific application guides (base plates, anchors, vibration, fire, HSS connections) |
| AISC Engineering Journal | Quarterly | Peer-reviewed application papers |
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How to obtain AISC documents
The AISC 360 specification, AISC 341 seismic provisions, AISC 358 connections, and the Steel Construction Manual are sold by AISC Publications (aisc.org/publications). AISC members receive the Manual at a discounted rate. Many design firms maintain organisational AISC memberships. The free-access PDFs on aisc.org are limited to read-only viewing — printing and saving require purchase.
This Specification sets forth criteria for the design, fabrication, and erection of structural steel buildings and other structures, where other structures are defined as those structures designed, fabricated, and erected in a manner similar to buildings, with building-like vertical and lateral load-resisting elements.