This Specification governs the design, fabrication and erection of structural steel-framed buildings and other structures. Structural steel includes hot-rolled W-, S-, and HP-shapes, channels and angles listed in ASTM A6/A6M; structural tees split from the hot-rolled W-, S- and M- shapes listed in ASTM A6/A6M; hollow structural sections produced to ASTM A500, A501, A618 or A847, and steel pipe produced to ASTM A53/A53M. This specification is intended for the common building design in routine office practice.