Technical Resources for Obsolete Steel Sections
When renovating older buildings, designers have often turned to the CISC Solutions Centre for information on obsolete steel sections listed in past editions of the Handbook. This information can be [...]
Member Tolerances
Tolerances on hot-rolled steel members include permissible variations in the mass, area, length, cross-sectional dimensions (depth and flange width), straightness (camber and sweep), and other geometric properties. Manufacturing tolerances are [...]
Detailing Dimensions in the CISC Handbook
One of the more innocuous changes in the 11th edition of the Handbook of Steel Construction is the updating of detailing dimensions in Part 6. As shown on the figure [...]
Galvanized Bolts on Weathering Steel
The question of galvanic corrosion can arise when dissimilar metals, or different methods of corrosion protection (such as galvanized bolts and weathering steel), come into contact. One example application involves [...]
Revisions to the Handbook, 11th Edition
Users of the first and second printings of the Handbook of Steel Construction, 11th edition, have two options for updating their Handbook: Revisions List No. 2 - 4 October 2017 [...]
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