Comparison AISC341-16 with

AISC341-10

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Chapter A- General Requirements

Consumables for welding (AWS D1.8/D1.8M)

General Requirements
Materials
General Design

Seismic Force Resisting Demand Critical Welds Requirements

Diaphragms,
and Collectors
Chords

System Welds General

Connection
Member and

Requirements
Design

Classification of
sections for ductility
Columns
Built-Up Structural
Steel Members
New New Column Bases
Moment-frame Systems
Special moment frames
Braced Frame system
Ordinary concentrically
braced Frames (OCBF)
Special concentrically
braced frames (SCBF)

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Some Instances for Demand Critical Welds

General Requirements
Materials
General Design
Requirements

CJP groove welds of beam flanges to columns in Diaphragms,

and Collectors
Chords

OMF General
Connection
Member and
Design
Requirements
Classification of
sections for ductility
Columns
Built-Up Structural
In IMF, SMF, STMF, SCBF and EBF Steel Members
Column Bases
following welds are demand critical welds: Moment-frame Systems
Special moment frames
• Groove welds at column splices Braced Frame system
Ordinary concentrically
• Welds at column-to base plate braced Frames (OCBF)
Special concentrically
connections braced frames (SCBF)

• CJP groove welds of beam flanges and

beam webs to columns

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Chapter B- General Design Requirements

The design requirements of Truss diaphragms

members and their connections New General Requirements
Materials
General Design
Requirements
All members and connections Based on load Diaphragms,
and Collectors
Chords

combination including over-strength General

Connection
Member and
Design
Requirements

Chords members shall be Highly ductile (seismic Classification

sections for ductility
of

Columns
.compact) same as columns in SCB frames Built-Up
Steel Members
Structural

Column Bases

Exceptions for design load:

Moment-frame Systems
Special moment frames
Braced Frame system
• where these members and connections conform to the requirements of Sections F2.4a, F2.5a, Ordinary concentrically
braced Frames (OCBF)
F2.5b and F2.6c (vertical Bracings). Braces in K- or V- configurations and braces supporting Special concentrically
braced frames (SCBF)
gravity loads other than self-weight are not permitted under this exception.
• As a part of a three-dimensional system in which the seismic force-resisting system types
consist of ordinary moment frames, ordinary concentrically braced frames, or combinations
thereof, and truss diagonal members conform to Sections F1.4b and F1.5 and connections
conform to Section F1.6.

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Chapter B- General Design
Requirements
• Inclusion
• Comparison
of in TableandD1.1
in AISC341-16 with AISC341-10 General Requirements
Materials

New AISC341-16 AISC341-10 General Design

Description of Requirements
Element ߣ௛ௗ ߣௗ
௠ௗ ߣ௛ௗ ߣௗ Diaphragms, Chords
and Collectors
Flanges of rolled or General Member and
Connection Design
built-up I-shaped Requirements
Classification of
sections, sections for ductility
Columns
channels and tees; legs
of single angles or
7.73 9.66 8.87 11.24 Built-Up
Steel Members
Structural

Column Bases
Moment-frame Systems
double-angle members Special moment frames
with separators; Braced Frame system
Ordinary concentrically
outstanding legs of braced Frames (OCBF)
Special concentrically
Webs of rolled or braced frames (SCBF)

built-up I shaped
sections
37.92 37.92 44.07 44.07
and channels used as
diagonal braces

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Chapter D- General Member and
Connection Design Requirements
General Requirements
Materials
General Design
Requirements

Required Axial StrengthRequired

Axialaxial strength
arefromofa three dimensional
New Diaphragms, Chords

forcethat
for columns resulted and Collectors
General Member and

columns=
common to intersecting frames Max
nonlinear analysis Connection
Requirements
Classification
Design

of
sections for ductility
Columns
Built-Up Structural
Steel Members
Exceptions Column Bases
Moment-frame Systems
Special moment frames

Typical load combinations …,Columns in OMF, OCBF

Braced Frame system
Ordinary concentrically
braced Frames (OCBF)
*No change
Over-strength seismic Special concentrically
braced frames (SCBF)
Potential for simultaneous inelasticity from all load *No change
.such intersecting frames shall be considered

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Connection Design Requirements
New
Design of connections between General Requirements
Materials

component of built-up members General

Requirements
Diaphragms,
Design

Chords
and Collectors
General Member and
Connection Design
Requirements
Classification of
sections for ductility

Subject to inelastic Required in Columns

Elastic behavior
Built-Up Structural

behavior protected zone

Expected forces arising
Load effect including the
Steel Members
Column Bases
Moment-frame Systems
Special moment frames
Braced Frame system
Ordinary concentrically
braced Frames (OCBF)
Special concentrically
Tensile strength equal to braced frames (SCBF)

from that inelastic behavior over-strength seismic load for weaker element for the
length of protected zone

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Chapter D-General Member and
Connection Design Requirements
Required shear strength for column General Requirements
Materials
bases General
Requirements
Design

Diaphragms, Chords

Required
Summationshear strength for column bases
of the horizontal and Collectors
General Member and
components for diverse elements that Connection
Requirements
Design

are connected to the column base c) a+b Classification

sections for ductility
of

Columns
.New -IT was like col. splices before
Exception
Built-Up Structural
Steel Members
a) Horizontal component b) For columns, Column Bases

of diagonal braces horizontal component

Moment-frame Systems
Special moment frames
Single Story
equalcolumns
to lesserwith
of simple connections at )1
Braced Frame system
Ordinary concentrically
.)both ends need not comply with b) or c braced Frames (OCBF)
Special concentrically
braced frames (SCBF)
The Shear
2𝑅𝑦 𝐹 𝑦 𝑍/( 𝛼 𝐻 ) calculated
.)Columns for ordinary system
𝑠
needUsing
not comply with section c )2
over-strength
seismictransferable
If you are calculating maximum load load (e.g. via )3
pushover analysis, no need to control c
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Special moment frames General Requirements

Materials
General Design
Requirements
Diaphragms, Chords

Analysis and Collectors

General
Connection
Member and
Design
New Requirements
Classification of
sections for ductility
Columns
Two intersecting SMF in Built-Up Structural

Isolated planar frames orthogonal or multi-axial Steel Members

Column Bases
directions Moment-frame Systems
Special moment frames
Braced Frame system
Ordinary concentrically
braced Frames (OCBF)
Special concentrically

No additional braced frames (SCBF)

Consider the potential for beam For these columns,

analysis yielding in both orthogonal the required axial
requirements directions simultaneously loads are defined in
.D1.4a(b) Section

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Chapter E- Moment-frame Systems

Special moment frames

Special General Requirements
Materials
General Design
moment
Conditions Requiring
Special framesframes
Continuity
moment
Requirements
Diaphragms, Chords

Plates
and Collectors
General Member and
Connection Design
Requirements
Classification of

a) Where the required

Exception in applying the continuity
Continuity-Plates sections for ductility
Columns

Thickness
plates B-2) Where the beam Built-Up Structural
strength at the column flange is welded to the
Steel Members
Column Bases
face exceeds the Requirements flange of the I-shaped in a
Moment-frame Systems
Special moment frames
available column boxed wide Braced Frame system
of flange
New
It was equal to thickness thinner Ordinary concentrically
.strength b-1) Where the beam flange column,
beforethe column- braced Frames (OCBF)
Special concentrically
Where continuity plates are otherwise flange is welded to the flange thickness is less braced frames (SCBF)
flange of a W-shape For
.Where the two sided connections, continuity-
or test assembly omits continuity plates
For onedetermined in a connection
sided connections, continuity-plates
built-up I-shaped column,
. than
plates thickness the thickness of the
. prequalification
thickness thickness of the beam flange the column-flange thicker beam flange on either side of
. thickness is less than .column

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Chapter E- Moment-frame Systems
Using PJP Groove Welds for Column Flange Splices in SMF is permitted.
TheThe
Requirements
IfRequirements of Welded
column is subjected of
Column Flange
to net tensileSplices
load Using General Requirements

Welded
PJP
using Column
Groove
overstrength Flange
Materials

:seismic Welds in SMF

General Design
load Requirements

Splices
Required Usingstrength ofPJP
:splices in SFRS is MAX
Groove
columns Diaphragms,
and Collectors
Chords

Welds in SMF
General Member and

d) Flange The available partial The available

PJP groove
strength
Connection
Requirements
Classification
Design

weld is a PJP weld strength if of

used, shall be at least )e splice welds are

of each flange sections for ductility
Columns
double- 200% required strength : shall be at least c) Tapered
permitted to
Built-Up Structural

bevel 0.5RyFybftf
Steel Members
transitions between Column Bases
groove weld makecolumn the flange
flanges
Moment-frame Systems

is of
Special moment frames
Exception: PJP weld are excluded Weld access hole Braced Frame system
Required strength
New
based on if exception
from this requirement Required strength not splices
based on width shall
different
required
Ordinary concentrically
braced Frames (OCBF)
design loadin sections
combinations
E2.6g, E3.6g or E4.6c overstrength load combinations
be provided in
Special concentrically
The unfused )1 Weld access holes
(Related to PJP groove welds) are that comply )2 braced frames (SCBF)

root face shall be invoked. (Limitedwith the b)Smooth transition

specification
to load shall be accordance with
centered within determined byprovided non linearinin thecolumn
the
analysis)thickness
sectionof Section D2.5b(2)
)a of
the middle half containing the groovethe weldweld
.(c)
.the thinner flange .preparation
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Using PJP Groove Welds for web splices in SMF is permitted.
The Requirements of Welded General Requirements

PJPColumn
grooveweb
weldSplices
in Using PJP
Materials
General Design

Groove
column Welds in SMF
flanges
Requirements
Diaphragms,
and Collectors
Chords

General Member and

Satisfies E3.6g.2
PJP groove
Connection Design
Requirements
Classification of
c) single-
d) No welds
access in column
sections for ductility
b) Smooth bevel e) Access hole Columns
)a transition in the hole web are
Built-Up Structural
groove weld Steel Members
Column Bases
thickness of the if
permittedGroove weld
Moment-frame Systems
weld from out- Special moment frames
Braced Frame system
side of the Groove weld in in the column Ordinary concentrically
braced Frames (OCBF)
thinner web to Thickness of the column web web is Special concentrically

the outside of extending the full extended to braced frames (SCBF)

thinner web 63 .access holes
.the thicker web mm length of the web
between the k-
areas

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Chapter F- Braced Frame system

The requirements of beams in V-type and inverted V-

braced frames type OCBF General Requirements
Materials
General Design
Requirements

The required strength of the beam Enough lateral braces Diaphragms, Chords
Earthquake effect and Collectors
shall be determined assuming that the at the point of General Member and
shall be determined Connection Design
braces provide no support of dead intersection of the Requirements
:as follow Classification of
and live loads braces sections for ductility
Columns
Built-Up Structural
Steel Members
Column Bases
Modified, Moment-frame Systems

Brace tension force = Min
T=Ry.Fy.Ag is Brace Compression Special moment frames
Braced Frame system
removed. :force Ordinary concentrically
braced Frames (OCBF)
Special concentrically
braced frames (SCBF)

Based on over-
Maximum force that can be
strength seismic
developed by the system
load

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The requirements
The requirements of multi-tiered
of multi-tiered bracedin type
braced frames
New framesOCBF
in type(MT-OCBF)
OCBF (MT-OCBF)
General Requirements
Materials
General Design
e) The required axial strength of Requirements
Diaphragms, Chords
a) Braces
the struts shall based on
is evaluated f) Required axiald) The required
strength of and Collectors

typicalbe load
usedcombination,
in strength of
columns is determined brace
based
General
Connection
Member and
Design
opposing
including pairs at seismic
over-strength on applicableconnections
building codebased Requirements
Classification of
.every1.5tier levelof horizontal on typical load
including overstrength sections for ductility
load with times Note: K type braced frame shall
seismic load combination,
multipled by aover-
Columns

.seismic load effect Built-Up Structural

not be used for OCBF . factorstrength

of 1.5 seismic
Steel Members
Column Bases

load with 1.5 times Moment-frame Systems

Special moment frames

b) Braced of horizontal seismic Braced Frame system

Ordinary concentrically

In frames
tension-compression X- c) Columns shall .load effect braced Frames (OCBF)
shall be be torsionally
Special concentrically

bracing, these forces

configured with for struts Out of plan horizontal notional load equal braced frames (SCBF)

shall be determined braced atto every

0.006xVertical load at every tire level
in-plane struts at in the strut-to column
.absence.eachoftier
compression
level braces connection
.location
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Analysis Requirements inAnalysis

OCBF in SCBF :Exception

Neglect flexural forces General Requirements

The required strength of columns, beams, struts & from seismic drift
resulting Materials
Neglecting the connections
effects of gravity loadson capacity-limited seismic
are based
General
Requirements
Design

for determination
loadofeffect.
forces, shall
in braces The required strength of
be taken as the larger force from
Diaphragms,
and Collectors
Chords

: the following analysis columns < min ( The forces General Member and
Connection Design
corresponding to the resistance Requirements
New
:Brace Tension of the foundation to Classification
sections for ductility
of

overturning Uplift, Forces as Columns

A) All braces are
assumed to resist :Brace Compressionassumed to resist forces
forces corresponding
to their expected
B) All braces in tension are determined from nonlinear
C) For multi-tiered
analysis)analyses
braced frames,
corresponding to their representing progressive
expected strength and All yielding and buckling ofof
Built-Up Structural
Steel Members
Column Bases
Moment-frame Systems
Special moment frames
Braced Frame system
Ordinary concentrically
braced Frames (OCBF)

strength in braces in compression are The required strength Special concentrically

the bracesconnections
bracing from weakest
shall
braced frames (SCBF)
compression or in assumed to resist forces their tier to strongest. It shall
tension expected post-buckling be as specified in Section
consider both
. directions
F2.6c
strength of frame loading

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Special multi-tiered braced frames
)MT-SCBF(

General Requirements
a) Braces shall be used
d) Drift limitation for tier: Materials
in opposing pairs at b) Strut c) column General Design
min ( building code, 0.02) Requirements
.every tier level Diaphragms, Chords
and Collectors
General Member and
Connection Design
Horizontal struts shall be Columns shall be torsionaly )1 Requirements
braced at strut-to column Classification of
provided at every tier level sections for ductility
.connection Columns
Built-Up Structural
Steel Members
Column Bases
Enough strength to resist )2 Moment-frame Systems
Struts in V or Inverted V Special moment frames
forces arising from brace Braced Frame system
braced configurations shall .buckling Ordinary concentrically
meet the requirements of braced Frames (OCBF)
section F2.4b. Struts shall Special concentrically
accommodate torsional braced frames (SCBF)
moment resulting from out of Considering bending moments due to second-)3
plan brace buckling = order and geometric imperfection effects (Out of
1.1RyMp/αs plan horizontal notional load equal to
0.006xVertical load at every tire level)

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