CISC/ICCA - Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
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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