American Institute of Steel Construction

             Like ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) is a non-profit technical institute promoting structural steel as a prime construction material. AISC is established in 1921 and located at Chicago, Illinois, USA. In its last 90 years of existence AISC has about 7000 members consisting of architects, engineers, corporations and has developed standards, specifications, codes etc. The missions of AISC are:

                        . Making the structural Steel the material of Choice.

                        . Establishing a common goal of steel industry

                        . Establishing a greater market share of steel as construction material

                        . Improving the quality of design specification of steel for construction use

Membership and Certification

            AISC grants membership to qualified engineers, architects, corporations through application process and authorization. It also grants certification to structural steel fabricator, erector. The certification program includes thorough initial investigation, follow up, and auditing with respect to personnel, knowledge, organization, equipment, experience, capability, procedures, and delivery of quality product by auditing and quality management company.  

Database of Certified Companies and Qualified Personnel

            AISC has a database of detail information of certified fabricators, erectors, and qualified engineers, designers, architects, bridge, highway and highway metal component manufacturers with respect to structural steel. The members of AISC have access to the database.

AISC Standards

            AISC produces, maintains many structural steel related standards. The standards are available in AISC bookstore.  Some examples of standards are listed below:

                        . AISC – 101 – Designing with structural steel; A guide to architects

                        . AISC – 316 – Manuals of steel construction ASD

                        . AISC – 317 – Manuals of steel construction VOL II Connections

                        . AISC – 341 – Seismic provisions for structural steel buildings

                        . AISC – 350 – Load and resistance factor design specification for structural steel buildings

                        . AISC – 360 – Specification for structural steel buildings

                        . AISC – 803 – Serviceability design considerations for structural steel buildings

                        . AISC – 805 – Design of low and medium rise structural steel buildings.                                    . AISC – 817 – High strength bolts - A primer for structural engineers

                        . AISC – D800A – Design Set 1

                        . AISC – F503 – Accounting manual

                        . AISC – F50a – Structural steel shop inspectors training guide

                        . AISC – G439 – High-rise residential economy with steel

                        . AISC – G456 – 1993 national steel construction conference proceedings

                        . AISC – G460 – Connecting components – a teaching guide

                        . AISC – G463– 1997 national steel construction conference proceedings; 3 Volume Binder

                        . AISC – G70 – NASCC proceedings

 AISC conducts National technical meetings and conferences.

Contact Information

            American Institute of Steel Construction

            One East Wacker Drive, Suite 700

            Chicago IL 60601 – 1802

            312 670 5403

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