Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges

Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges, as published by the American Institute of Steel Construction, this Code sets forth criteria for the trade practices involved in steel buildings, bridges, and other structures, where other structures are defined as those structures designed, fabricated, and erected in a manner similar to buildings, with building-like vertical and lateral load resisting elements. In the absence of specific instructions to the contrary in the contract documents, the trade practices that are defined in this Code shall govern the fabrication and erection of structural steel.