Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges

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• The intent of Section 1.1 has been clarified with additional Commentary.
• Section 1.5.2 has been modified to better address Owner-established performance criteria.
• The intent of the first sentence in Section 1.8.2 has been clarified.
• The order of paragraphs in Section 3.3 has been reversed to highlight that discovered discrepancies must be reported for resolution.
• The requirements in Section 3.4 for scale of design drawings have been modified.
• A requirement has been added in Section 4.2 for identification of Shop and Erection Drawings. Additionally, a paragraph has been added in the Commentary to this section addressing the use of independent detailing services, and the paragraph addressing the submittal schedule has been modified.
• A paragraph has been added to the Commentary in Section 4.4 addressing Shop and Erection Drawings that are approved subject to corrections noted, as well as Shop and Erection Drawings that are not approved.
• Coverage has been added of the RFI process in Section 4.6. Concurrently, explicit mention of RFIs has been added in Sections 3.5 and 4.4.2. Additionally, definitions have been added in the Glossary of the terms RFI, Clarification and Revision.
• The requirements for material identification have been modified in Section 6.1. Compatible modifications have also been made in Section 5.1.1.
• The requirements in Section 6.4.5 have been expanded to address fabricated trusses specified without camber. Compatible additions have been made in Sections 7.13.1.2(g) and (h).
• Section 7.4 has been modified to change "building lines" to "lines".
• The Established Column Line definition in the Glossary has been changed, the definition of the term Column Line has been changed, and the usage of these terms in Section 7.5.1 has been changed for consistency with these definitions.
• Additional Commentary has been provided in Section 7.10.1 to illustrate the required description of the lateral load resisting system.
• Explicit mention of Erection Bracing Drawings has been added in the Commentary to Section 7.10.3.
• The intent of Section 8.5.5 has been clarified.
• Item 9.2.2(d) has been modified to change "detailed overall length" to "overall length".
• Appendix A has been added to explicitly allow the user of this Code to choose to use electronic means for the exchange of project information.

By the AISC Committee on the Code of Standard Practice