The Companion to the AISC Steel Construction Manual, Volume 2: Design Tables (Version 15.1), published by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), provides supplementary structural steel design tables and engineering reference data based on ANSI/AISC 360-16 and the 15th Edition Steel Construction Manual. The document includes member strength tables, composite column compression capacities, combined axial and flexural loading, structural section properties, and design capacities for wide-flange and hollow structural sections using Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and Allowable Strength Design (ASD).
The Companion to the AISC Steel Construction Manual, Volume 2: Design Tables, Version 15.1, is a comprehensive structural engineering reference published by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). The document supplements the AISC Steel Construction Manual, 15th Edition (2017), by providing additional structural steel design tables and engineering reference data based on the 2016 AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (ANSI/AISC 360-16). It serves as a technical reference for civil engineers, structural engineers, steel designers, consultants, fabricators, engineering students, and construction professionals involved in structural steel analysis and design. Key topics include: - Application of ANSI/AISC 360-16 structural steel design specifications - Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and Allowable Strength Design (ASD) - Supplementary structural steel member selection tables - Available axial compression strengths for composite columns - Concrete-filled rectangular, square, and round Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) - Compression capacities of concrete-filled steel pipe members - Combined axial compression and flexural loading of W-shapes - Strength interaction relationships for steel beam-columns - Structural design tables for ASTM A913 Grade 65 and Grade 70 W-shapes - Design capacities for ASTM A500 Grade C Hollow Structural Sections - Structural strength tables for ASTM A1085 HSS members - Available strengths under axial, shear, flexural, and combined loading - Plastic section modulus tables for coped wide-flange sections - Structural member capacity verification and section selection - Application of AISC design tables to practical engineering calculations - Structural strength evaluation under applicable limit states - Supplemental design aids for steel beams, columns, and structural members The document contains extensive numerical design tables that simplify structural member selection, strength verification, and engineering calculations for steel structures. It includes supplementary tables previously available in the 14th Edition Steel Construction Manual, as well as additional design tables covering higher-strength steel grades and hollow structural sections. Version 15.1 is particularly useful for evaluating steel member capacities, checking compression and bending resistance, assessing combined loading conditions, and selecting efficient structural sections for buildings, industrial facilities, platforms, walkways, support frames, and other structural steel applications. The publication is intended to be used alongside the AISC Steel Construction Manual, 15th Edition, and the applicable provisions of ANSI/AISC 360-16.
