Recent Developments in North American Aluminum Structural Design Codes

Abstract:

Since INALCO 2013, the two main North American aluminum structural design codes – the Canadian Standards Association’s (CSA) S157 Strength Design in Aluminum and the Aluminum Association’s Specification for Aluminum Structures – have undergone significant changes. S157’s 2015 edition is the first significant revision of the Canadian aluminum structural standard since 2005, and the 2015 update of the Specification for Aluminum Structures is the first since 2010. This paper addresses the specific changes and their trends, viewed from a larger perspective to anticipate the future direction of these codes.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 710)
• Pages: 427-432
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.710.427
• Online since: September 2016
• Authors: J. Randolph Kissell*
• Keywords: Aluminium Specification, Aluminium Structures, Design Code, Design Standard

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