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CHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

GENERAL PROVISIONS A1. SCOPE

All of the examples on this CD are intended to illustrate the application of the 2005 AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (ANSI/AISC 360-05) and the AISC Steel Construction Manual, 13th Edition in low-and moderate-seismic applications, (i.e. with R equal to or less than 3). For information on design applications involving R greater than 3, the AISC Seismic Design Manual, available at www.aisc.org, should be consulted. A2. REFERENCED SPECIFCATIONS, CODES AND STANDARDS

Section A2 includes a detailed list of the specifications, codes and standards referenced throughout the Specification. A3. MATERIAL

Section A3 includes a list of the steel materials that are acceptable for use in accordance with the Specification. The complete ASTM standards for the most commonly used steel materials can be found in Selected ASTM Standards for Structural Steel Fabrication, available at www.aisc.org.