Eng_Girl95
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So I wanted to share a recent adventure I have been undertaking. And that is to collect every major edition of the AISC Steel Construction Manual.
From my research, there are 15 major editions. 9 ASD, 3 LRFD, and 3 combined. plus three Seismic Design Manuals corresponding with the three latest combined methodology editions.
Here is my collection so far:
The 14th Ed. is the one I got in college and it has been well used! The 3rd LRFD Edition should be arriving this week or next.
Has anyone else undertaken this journey? How hard was it to find the first 4 editions. I can find the 1st for a lot fo money on ebay, but not so much luck with the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th ASD editions.
From my research, there are 15 major editions. 9 ASD, 3 LRFD, and 3 combined. plus three Seismic Design Manuals corresponding with the three latest combined methodology editions.
Here is my collection so far:
| Title | Edition | Year | Color | Edition Owned |
| Steel Construction Manual | 1st (ASD) | 1927 | Black | |
| Steel Construction Manual | 2nd (ASD) | 1934 | Black | |
| Steel Construction Manual | 3rd (ASD) | 1937 | Black | |
| Steel Construction Manual | 4th (ASD) | 1941 | Black | |
| Steel Construction | 5th (ASD) | 1947 | Black | 21st Printing (1957) |
| Steel Construction Manual | 6th (ASD) | 1963 | Burgandy | 4th Revised (1967) |
| Steel Construction Manual | 7th (ASD) | 1970 | Teal | 1st Printing (1970) |
| Steel Construction Manual | 8th (ASD) | 1980 | Red | |
| Manual of Steel Construction | 1st (LRFD) | 1986 | Blue | 1st Revised (Jan. 1991) |
| Steel Construction Manual | 9th (ASD) | 1989 | Green | |
| Manual of Steel Construction | 2nd (LRFD) | 1998 | Silver | 2nd Revised (Apr. 1998) |
| Manual of Steel Construction | 3rd (LRFD) | 2001 | Dark Blue | |
| Steel Construction Manual | 13th | 2005 | Black | |
| Steel Construction Manual | 14th | 2011 | Burgandy | 2nd Printing (Feb 2012) |
| Steel Construction Manual | 15th | 2017 | Teal | |
| Seismic Design Manual | 1st | 2006 | Black | |
| Seismic Design Manual | 2nd | 2012 | Burgandy | 1st Printing (Sep 2012) |
| Seismic Design Manual | 3rd | 2018 | Teal |
The 14th Ed. is the one I got in college and it has been well used! The 3rd LRFD Edition should be arriving this week or next.
Has anyone else undertaken this journey? How hard was it to find the first 4 editions. I can find the 1st for a lot fo money on ebay, but not so much luck with the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th ASD editions.
