CSA S16S1 : 2005

Technical Committee on Steel Structures for Buildings
Preface
1 Scope and Application
   1.1 General
   1.2 Requirements
   1.3 Application
   1.4 Other Standards
2 Definitions and Symbols
   2.1 Definitions
   2.2 Symbols
   2.3 Units
3 Reference Publications
4 Structural Documents
   4.1 General
   4.2 Structural Design Documents
   4.3 Fabrication and Erection Documents
5 Material: Standards and Identification
   5.1 Standards
   5.2 Identification
6 Design Requirements
   6.1 General
   6.2 Loads
   6.3 Requirements under Specified Loads
   6.4 Requirements under Factored Loads
   6.5 Expansion and Contraction
   6.6 Corrosion Protection
7 Factored Loads and Safety Criterion
   7.1 Safety during Erection and Construction
   7.2 Safety Criterion and Effect of Factored Loads for the
        Ultimate Limit States
8 Analysis of Structure
   8.1 General
   8.2 Rigidly Connected and Continuous Construction
   8.3 Simple Construction
   8.4 Semi-Rigid (Partially Restrained) Construction
   8.5 Elastic Analysis
   8.6 Plastic Analysis
   8.7 Stability Effects
9 Stability of Structures and Members
   9.1 Stability of Structures
   9.2 Stability of Members
10 Design Lengths and Slenderness Ratios
   10.1 Simple Span Flexural Members
   10.2 Continuous Span Flexural Members
   10.3 Members in Compression
   10.4 Slenderness Ratios
11 Width-to-Thickness Ratios: Elements in Compression
   11.1 Classification of Sections
   11.2 Maximum Width-to-Thickness Ratios of Elements Subject
         to Compression
   11.3 Width and Thickness
12 Gross and Net Areas
   12.1 Application
   12.2 Gross Area
   12.3 Net Area
   12.4 Pin-Connected Members in Tension
13 Member and Connection Resistance
   13.1 Resistance Factors
   13.2 Axial Tension Member and Connection Resistance
   13.3 Axial Compression
   13.4 Shear
   13.5 Bending - Laterally Supported Members
   13.6 Bending - Laterally Unsupported Members
   13.7 Lateral Bracing for Members in Structures Analyzed
         Plastically
   13.8 Axial Compression and Bending
   13.9 Axial Tension and Bending
   13.10 Load Bearing
   13.11 Tension and Shear Block Failure
   13.12 Bolts
   13.13 Welds
14 Beams and Girders
   14.1 Proportioning
   14.2 Flanges
   14.3 Webs
   14.4 Bearing Stiffeners
   14.5 Intermediate Transverse Stiffeners
   14.6 Combined Shear and Moment
   14.7 Rotational Restraint at Points of Support
   14.8 Copes
   14.9 Lateral Forces
   14.10 Torsion
15 Trusses
   15.1 Analysis
   15.2 General Requirements
   15.3 Composite Trusses
16 Open-Web Steel Joists
   16.1 Scope
   16.2 General
   16.3 Materials
   16.4 Design Documents
   16.5 Design
   16.6 Stability during Construction
   16.7 Bridging
   16.8 Decking
   16.9 Shop Coating
   16.10 Manufacturing Tolerances
   16.11 Inspection and Quality Control
   16.12 Handling and Erection
17 Composite Beams, Trusses, and Joists
   17.1 Application
   17.2 Definitions
   17.3 General
   17.4 Design Effective Width of Concrete
   17.5 Slab Reinforcement
   17.6 Interconnection
   17.7 Shear Connectors
   17.8 Ties
   17.9 Design of Composite Beams with Shear Connectors
   17.10 Design of Composite Beams without Shear Connectors
   17.11 Unshored Beams
   17.12 Beams during Construction
18 Composite Columns
   18.1 Resistance Prior to Composite Action
   18.2 Concrete-Filled Hollow Structural Sections
   18.3 Partially Encased Composite Columns
   18.4 Encased Composite Columns
19 General Requirements for Built-up Members
   19.1 Members in Compression
   19.2 Members in Tension
   19.3 Open Box-Type Beams and Grillages
20 Plate Walls
   20.1 General
   20.2 Preliminary Proportioning
   20.3 Angle of Inclination
   20.4 Limits on Angle of Inclination and Column Flexibility
   20.5 Detailed Analysis
   20.6 Web Plates
   20.7 Beams
   20.8 Columns
   20.9 Anchorage of Web Plates
   20.10 Connections
21 Connections
   21.1 Alignment of Members
   21.2 Unrestrained Members
   21.3 Restrained Members
   21.4 Connections of Tension or Compression Members
   21.5 Bearing Joints in Compression Members
   21.6 Lamellar Tearing
   21.7 Placement of Fasteners and Welds
   21.8 Fillers
   21.9 Welds in Combination
   21.10 Fasteners and Welds in Combination
   21.11 High-Strength Bolts (in Slip-Critical Joints) and
         Rivets in Combination
22 Design and Detailing of Bolted Connections
   22.1 General
   22.2 Design of Bolted Connections
   22.3 Detailing of Bolted Connections
23 Installation and Inspection of Bolted Joints
   23.1 A 307 Bolts
   23.2 Connection Fit-up
   23.3 Surface Conditions for Slip-Critical Connections
   23.4 Minimum Bolt Length
   23.5 Use of Washers
   23.6 Storage of Fastener Components for Pretensioned Bolt
         Assemblies
   23.7 Snug-Tightened High-Strength Bolts
   23.8 Pretensioned High-Strength Bolts
   23.9 Inspection Procedures
24 Welding
   24.1 Arc Welding
   24.2 Resistance Welding
   24.3 Fabricator and Erector Qualification
25 Column Bases and Anchor Rods
   25.1 Loads
   25.2 Resistance
   25.3 Fabrication and Erection
26 Fatigue
   26.1 General
   26.2 Proportioning
   26.3 Live Load-Induced Fatigue
   26.4 Distortion-Induced Fatigue
27 Seismic Design Requirements
   27.1 General
   27.2 Type D (Ductile) Moment-Resisting Frames, R[d] = 5.0,
         R[o] = 1.5
   27.3 Type MD (Moderately Ductile) Moment-Resisting Frames,
         R[d] = 3.5, R[o] = 1.5
   27.4 Type LD (Limited-Ductility) Moment-Resisting Frames,
         R[d] = 2.0, R[o] = 1.3
   27.5 Type MD (Moderately Ductile) Concentrically Braced
         Frames, R[d] = 3.0, R[o] = 1.3
   27.6 Type LD (Limited-Ductility) Concentrically Braced
         Frames, R[d] = 2.0, R[o] = 1.3
   27.7 Ductile Eccentrically Braced Frames, R[d] = 4.0,
         R[o] = 1.5
   27.8 Plate Walls
   27.9 Cantilever Column Structures
   27.10 Conventional Construction, R[d] = 1.5, R[o] = 1.3
   27.11 Special Seismic Construction
28 Shop and Field Fabrication and Coating
   28.1 Cambering, Curving, and Straightening
   28.2 Thermal Cutting
   28.3 Sheared or Thermally Cut Edge Finish
   28.4 Fastener Holes
   28.5 Joints in Contact Bearing
   28.6 Member Tolerances
   28.7 Steel Building Systems
   28.8 Cleaning, Surface Preparation, and Shop Coating
29 Erection
   29.1 General
   29.2 Temporary Loads
   29.3 Adequacy of Temporary Connections
   29.4 Alignment
   29.5 Surface Preparation for Field Welding
   29.6 Field Coating
   29.7 Erection Tolerances
30 Inspection
   30.1 General
   30.2 Co-operation
   30.3 Rejection
   30.4 Inspection of High-Strength Bolted Joints
   30.5 Third-Party Welding Inspection
   30.6 Identification of Steel by Marking
Tables
Figures
Appendices
A - Standard Practice for Structural Steel
B - Margins of Safety
C - Crane-Supporting Structures
D - Recommended Maximum Values for Deflection for Specified
    Design Live and Wind Loads
E - Guide for Floor Vibrations
F - Effective Lengths of Columns
G - Criteria for Estimating Effective Column Lengths in
    Continuous Frames
H - Deflections of Composite Beams Due to Shrinkage of Concrete
I - Arbitration Procedure for Pretensioning Connections
J - Ductile Moment-Resisting Connections

Provides rules and requirements for the design, fabrication, and erection of steel structures. The design is based on limit states.