Code of Standard Practice

for Steel Buildings

and Bridges









March 18, 2005





Supersedes the March 7, 2000 AISC Code of Standard Practice

for Steel Buildings and Bridges and all previous versions.



Prepared by the American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. under

the direction of the AISC Committee on the Code of Standard

Practice and issued by the AISC Board of Directors.

































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