Specification for Structural Steel Buildings

Covering the design, fabrication, and quality assurance of steel members. Key areas addressed include alternative methods for stability design, such as the Effective Length Method, and detailed provisions for fire conditions, including performance objectives, design-basis fires, and material properties at elevated temperatures. The specification also extensively covers connections using welds and high-strength bolts, detailing requirements for nominal strength, hole dimensions, and combined loading, while defining numerous technical terms and limit states critical to structural analysis, such as buckling, yielding, and rupture strength. Furthermore, it incorporates quality control and assurance requirements, referencing external standards like ASTM specifications for materials and the AWS D1.1/D1.1M for welding.