AISC ASD (9th, 1989)

Automate Steel Member Checks with the AISC Allowable Stress Design Specification

SDC Verifier supports the AISC ASD (9th Edition, 1989), enabling automatic verification of structural steel members for tension, compression, bending, shear, and combined loading. Developed by the American Institute of Steel Construction, this standard provides comprehensive guidance for allowable stress and plastic design.

About Standard

AISC ASD (9th Edition, 1989) — Specification for Structural Steel Buildings: Allowable Stress Design and Plastic Design — was published by the American Institute of Steel Construction. It outlines procedures for designing structural steel members under service-level loads, using allowable stress principles.

This standard forms the foundation for member design checks under:

  • Tension
  • Compression
  • Bending
  • Shear
  • Combined loading scenarios

It applies to structural steel shapes including:

  • I-beams
  • Channels
  • Tees
  • Circular and rectangular tubes
  • Circular and rectangular bars

The standard uses conservative criteria and is particularly valuable for engineers working with legacy designs, retrofit projects, or applications where ASD methodology is preferred.

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