ZAMIL STEEL BUILDINGS

DESIGN MANUAL
PEB DIVISION 2. Standard codes & loads

CHAPTER 2: STANDARD CODES & LOADS

2.1. Standard Codes and Manuals

ZAMIL STEEL (PEB) standard codes and manuals used in for calculating applied loads and design of
different building’s components are as follows:-

• The standard design codes that govern the design procedures and calculations pertaining to built-
up sections are as follows:

1) AISC: American Institute of Steel Construction, Manual of Steel Construction, Allowable

Stress Design, Ninth Edition 1989.
2) AWS-D1-1-96: American Welding Society, Structural Welding Code Steel Manual 1996.

• The standard procedures for the design of cold-formed sections are based on following code:

3) AISI: American Iron and Steel Institute, Cold Formed Steel Design Manual, 1986 Edition and
1989 addendum.

• For the standard design loads and design practice the design engineer has to refer to the MBMA
manual which is exclusively used for low rise metal buildings.

4) MBMA: Metal Buildings Manufacturers Association, Low Rise Building Systems Manual
1996. The earlier version is of 1986 with 1990 supplement.

The above codes are to be used for the design of buildings by Zamil Steel design engineers unless
otherwise specified in the Contract Information Form (C.I.F).

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