TheAISCASDManual9thEdition,publishedbytheAmericanInstituteofSteelConstruction(AISC),isacomprehensiveguideforthedesignofsteelstructuresusingtheAllowableStressDesign(ASD)method.Thismanualprovidesengineers,architects,andconstructionprofessionalswithessentialdesigncriteria,specifications,andproceduresforsteelconstruction.Keyfeaturesinclude:-Detaileddesigntablesandchartsforstructuralsteelmembers,connections,andcomponents.-Updateddesignprovisionsalignedwiththelatestindustrystandardsandbuildingcodes.-Practicalexamplesandstep-by-stepcalculationstoassistintheapplicationofASDprinciples.-Coverageoftopicssuchasbeams,columns,tensionmembers,boltedandweldedconnections,andcompositeconstruction.The9thEditionincorporatesrevisionsandimprovementsbasedonadvancementsinsteeldesignpractices,ensuringreliabilityandefficiencyinstructuralengineeringprojects.Itservesasavitalreferenceforprofessionalsworkingwithsteel-framedbuildings,bridges,andothersteelstructures.