The 2015 Aluminum Design Manual, published by The Aluminum Association, is a comprehensive reference for engineers, architects, fabricators, and construction professionals designing aluminum structural systems.
The manual includes the Specification for Aluminum Structures and its commentary, a design guide, material and section properties, design aids, illustrative examples, and guidelines for aluminum sheet metal work in building construction. It covers Allowable Strength Design (ASD) and Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD), member stability, tension, compression, flexure, shear, connections, fabrication, quality assurance, fatigue, fire conditions, and evaluation of existing structures.
Reference tables and examples support practical calculations involving aluminum alloys, common structural shapes, buckling, welded and bolted connections, corrosion considerations, roofing and siding, and SI conversions.
Application Scope: Suitable for structural design, engineering analysis, fabrication planning, and code-based evaluation of aluminum members, connections, framing, walkways, platforms, bridges, building components, and other load-bearing aluminum assemblies.
