Steel: A History of Strength. A Future of Possibilities.

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction

   

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Composite Floor Systems - April 2008

The CISC publication entitled Design and Construction of Composite Floor Systems by E.Y.L. Chien and J.K. Ritchie (1984) is no longer in print. It is made available as a free download in PDF format for reference purposes.

Design examples in this book are based on the CSA-S16.1-M84 Standard. Please refer to the current version of CSA-S16 for up-to-date design requirements.

Use the links below to download the chapters:

Chapters 1 - 3 (21 MB)

Chapter 4(a) (15 MB)

Chapter 4(b) (13 MB)

Chapter 4(c) (13 MB)

Chapter 5 (15 MB)

Chapters 6 - 7 (25 MB) 

 

Other documents in:
Structural Updates

CISC AESS Specification - June 2009

CISC-Ontario Div. 5 Spec. - Sept. 2008

Class 4 Beams - May 2008

Composite Floor Systems - April 2008

Handbook Revisions - Feb 2005

Changes to S16, Explanation - Nov 2003

Torsional Properties - Aug 2002

K-Brace Connection Detail - Jan 2002

Specifying 350W Steel - March 1999