TheAISC360-10,officiallytitled"SpecificationforStructuralSteelBuildings,"isthe2010editionoftheAmericanInstituteofSteelConstruction's(AISC)flagshipstandardforthedesignofstructuralsteelbuildingsintheUnitedStates.Thiscomprehensivedocumentprovidesthetechnicalrequirementsanddesignmethodologiesforsteel-framedstructures,coveringmaterialspecifications,designphilosophy,memberdesign,connections,andqualitycontrol.KeyfeaturesofAISC360-10include:1.IncorporationofbothLoadandResistanceFactorDesign(LRFD)andAllowableStrengthDesign(ASD)methods2.Updatedprovisionsforseismicdesignandcompositeconstruction3.Revisedrequirementsforstabilitybracingandmemberdesign4.Newprovisionsfordirectanalysismethodofstabilitydesign5.DetailedspecificationsforboltedandweldedconnectionsThestandardservesastheprimaryreferenceforstructuralengineersdesigningsteelbuildingsincompliancewithU.S.buildingcodesandiswidelyrecognizedinternationally.Itrepresentstheconsensusofindustryexpertsonbestpracticesforsafeandefficientsteelconstruction.