ASD Allowable Stress Design (1989 9th Edition AISC Manual) or Allowable Strength Design (2005 13th Edition AISC Manual). Both use service level loads and a safety factor to member strength. WSD Working Stress Design (not used in design anymore). Uses…
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General Tips
There are probably three major or general rules to follow: 1.) Visualization. Visulize the load path and visulize the detail. You must understand where the load is going and how you plan to resist it. Also your details must be construct-able.…
References by Subject
Various References by Subject I will try to include texts and other articles which I have found handy thus far in my ‘career’. I will update this from time to time as we cover more topics. Earth Retention and Soil…