Aluminum Design Manual 2020 / Aluminum Association

BRIEF CONTENTS

• The Specification for Aluminum Structures
• The Commentary to the Specification for Aluminum Structures
• A Design Guide:
  – aluminum structural design codes
  – aluminum composite material
  – adhesive bonded joints
  – extrusion design
  – corrosion
  – fire protection, and
  – sustainability
• Material Properties:
  – the wrought and cast alloy and temper designation systems
  – comparative characteristics
  – typical physical properties, and densities of common aluminum alloys
• Section Properties for common aluminum products
  – channels
  – I-shapes
  – angles
  – tees
  – zees
  – square
  – rectangular, and round tube
  – roofing and siding, and
  – pipe
• Design Aids, including:
  – 48 allowable stress tables for common alloy-tempers
  – load span tables for Aluminum Association channels and I-shapes, grating, tread plate, and roofing and siding
• Illustrative Examples, with 31 design examples of use of the Specification for Aluminum Structures
• Guidelines for Aluminum Sheet Metal Work in Building Construction
• A new Code of Standard Practice for Fabricating and Erecting Structural Aluminum, which provides a common understanding of acceptable standards when contracting for structural aluminum.