scope:

This ASCE Standard Specification shall apply to the design of structural members cold-formed to shape from annealed and cold-rolled sheet, strip, plate, or flat bar stainless steels when used for load-carrying purposes in buildings and other statically loaded structures. It may also be used for structures other than buildings provided appropriate allowances are made for thermal and/or dynamic effects. Appendices to this Specification shall be considered as integral parts of the Specification.

This ASCE Standard supersedes the 1974 edition of the Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Stainless Steel Structural Members issued by the American Iron and Steel Institute.