Aluminum Design Manual
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.
