AISC 15th Edition – What’s New?

CHANGES YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE

AWARE OF, AND HOW THEY AFFECT
DETAILING IN SDS/2
 BIO

• Brian Cobb
• P.E. in TN, OH, MI, ND
• Chief Operating Officer, SDLLC / Balata
– With SDLLC since 1997
• 2nd Job – baseball coach
 Topics to be discussed

• General 15th Edition Comments

• Bolt Changes
• A1085
• IBC Structural Integrity
 DISCLAIMER

The views presented here are strictly those of Brian

D. Cobb, hereby known as BigOrangeFan, and do not
necessarily reflect the viewpoints or directives of
Design Data (wait, I mean SDS/2) or the American
Institute of Steel Construction.
 15th EDITION, GENERAL CHANGES

• The 15th edition (and CISC 11th edition) changes

are included in SDS/2 as of v2018.
• You may not even need this code yet.
– Know the governing code. IBC 2015 is still used
commonly. This references AISC 360-10 (14th ed)
– IBC 2018 is not yet adopted in many jurisdictions.
 15th EDITION, GENERAL CHANGES

• Some shape sizes have been updated to match updated

ASTM standards.
• New larger pipe, HSS and angle sizes have been added.
• Various design formulas have been “tweaked”
• The standard hole size for 1” bolts is now 1-1/8”
• A500C is now the preferred HSS designation (not A500B).
• Table 14-2 (anchor bolt hole sizes) has changed again.
 15th EDITION, GENERAL CHANGES

• With size changes and additions, make sure to install a new

material file, from the SDS/2 folder, with a new job. Copying
the seed file or a previous job file will not import new sizes.
• Table 14-2
– Minor hole size changes (maybe 2-5/16 is now 2-3/8).
– Some washer size changes on larger bolts.
– Verbiage has been added to state that these hole sizes are in line
with ACI 117, and that smaller holes and standard washers should
only be used if the contractor agrees to tolerances tighter than ACI
117
 BOLTS

• F1852
• F2280
• F3125 Group A?
• F3125 Group B?
• F3043, F3111??
 BOLTS

• F1852 – A325 “TC” bolts

• F2280 –A490 “TC” bolts
• F3125 Group A – new grouping for A325 (hex)
and F1852 (TC)
• F3125 Group B – new grouping for A490 (hex)
and F2280 (TC)
 BOLTS

• F3043, F3111 – new designations for “Very High

Strength” TC (F3043) and hex (F3111) bolts.
– 200 ksi bolts
– Specific limitations (must remain dry, must remain free
from corrosive materials)
– Limited availability
– Not domestic
– In the 15th edition manual, these bolts are
referred to as GROUP C bolts
 BOLTS

Some bolts have been working out again, and

gotten a little stronger.
 BOLTS

• Group A, slip-critical bolts between 1-1/8” and 1-

1/2”, have a higher slip resistance capacity than in
the 14th edition.
– The minimum pretension value required in table J.1
has been increased specifically for these bolts.
 A1085, A500B, A500C

Why A1085 steel for HSS

– Higher Fy, Fu
– Better tolerances
– Built-in CVN testing per material spec
– Better seismic performance (R-value)
 A1085, A500B, A500C

Problems with A1085 (Brian’s perspective)

– This is only stocked at service centers in the Western US
– This can be mill ordered, but must be mill ordered in a
bundle.
• A braced frame would need to b a consistent size up the
building.
– Only produced by Atlas Tube
– If domestic is required, the rolls must be shipped from
Canada to Chicago and then manufactured in Chicago.
 A1085, A500B, A500C

A1085 – Detailer Beware

– There is value in this new HSS spec, but it has been sold to
engineers without being fully explained. Engineers have
changed their design software to A1085, but do not necessarily
have enough of the same size HSS to justify a mill order.
– Because the higher strength A1085 has been designed, when
not available the substitute must be A500C and not A500B.
– Perhaps this is why many providers now send A500C always,
and why A500C is now the preferred specification in the 15th
edition manual.
 IBC STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY

• How many have seen this???

• First showed up in IBC 2009
• If your drawings state IBC 2009, technically you
should be aware of this.
• Not just IBC – this first appeared in the New York
Building Code (9/11 response) then made its way to
the IBC and many other state building
codes
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• Sometimes it’s not so easy to decide…

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• THERE IS HELP
– AISC 15th Edition allows you to use bearing bolts in
short slots in this condition with shear tabs.
• If a “normal” shear tab will work for shear, it can be
assumed that this will also work for the axial load using
bearing bolts.
– SDS/2 v2020 provides structural integrity checks when
requested.
– AISC 5% load – perhaps some relief there?