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The CISC publication entitled Design and Construction of Composite Floor Systems by E.Y.L. Chien and J.K. Ritchie (1984) is no longer in print. It is made available as a free download in PDF format for reference purposes.Design examples in this book are based on the CSA-S16.1-M84 Standard. Please refer to the current version of CSA-S16 for up-to-date design requirements.Use the links below to download the chapters:Chapters 1 - 3 (21 MB)Chapter 4(a) (15 MB)Chapter 4(b) (13 MB)Chapter 4(c) (13 MB)Chapter 5 (15 MB)Chapters 6 - 7 (25 MB)
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Composite Floor Systems - April 2008
Historical Steel Grades
Obsolete Steel Shapes
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