The American Institute of Steel Construction has made the current draft of the 2016 AISC Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings available for public review until May 29, 2015.
This draft update of the 2010 version of the Seismic Provisions is available for download at www.aisc.org/publicreview. A comment form is included.
Photocopies are available for a $35 copying and mailing fee; contact 312.670.5411 for further information.
The deadline for comment submittal on this draft is May 29, 2015.
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