Library Guides: Standards: Standards at Lehigh

About Standards

Definition

Standards are documents that serve to formalize procedures, rules, or guidelines for industry to follow. They are often created by professional societies and industrial organizations, then adopted by industries and governments. They can take years of committee work to produce, so that (a) they are infrequently updated and (b) can be expensive to obtain, since the sale of the standard supports the committee work.

Useful Links

Standards Acronym Directory

Finding and Accessing Standards

IEEE Standards

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Instructions for locating available standards by browsing the IEEE Xplore database. IEEE documentation.
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Internal instructions for accessing and searching for standards on the IEEE Xplore platform. Link is to a Google Doc.

Standards available via Techstreet

Instructions: Accessing Standards - TechStreet (Doc)
These instructions may help you troubleshoot access issues to Lehigh University's subscription to standards via TechStreet.

Sets of Standards

Full Sets Available Online via Lehigh Subscriptions

ACI Standards
Access to active, redlined and historical ACI standards. Sometimes called the ACI Collection. There is a 3 concurrent user limit. Professors, please contact Phil Hewitt to coordinate use for courses.
ASTM Digital Library
ASTM produces engineering and technical standards; the database includes its standards, journals, and Special Technical Publications.
IEEE Xplore
Electrical, electronic, and computer engineering journals and conferences from the IEEE and IET; full text. Also includes IEEE standards.

Sets - Freely Accessible (May Require Registration or Membership)

AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction) Standards
Complimentary membership for students and educators includes access to current standards, namely: Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges, and Specification for Structural Joints Using High Strength Bolts.
ASHRAE Read-only Standards
Read-only versions of some popular ASHRAE standards and standards referenced in codes.
NFPA (National Fire Protection Assoc.) Standards
Register for free access to NFPA codes, like NFPA 1 - Fire Code and NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code.

Individual Standards and Small Sets

Available Online via Lehigh Subscriptions

ACI 318 - Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete & Commentary
Active and historical versions. 3-user limit.
ACI 530 - Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures and Companion Commentaries
A.k.a. ACI 530.1-13. Active and historical versions. 3-user limit.
AISC 325-17: Steel Construction Manual. 15th Edition
AISC 327-18A: Seismic Design Manual, 3rd Edition
Includes comprehensive design examples, methodologies and discussions.
ASCE 7-16 - Minimum design loads and associated criteria for buildings and other structures
Provides the most up-to-date and coordinated loading standard for general structural design.
ASCE 7: Historical Versions
This link resolves to a library catalog search for historical versions of ASCE 7, including multiple editions of ASCE 7-10.
AWC Wood Design Package
Brings together required elements for design of wood structures. Includes the NDS, NDS Supplement and SDPWS.
IBC (International Building Code)
Active and historical versions. Commonly, cities and states adapt a version of the IBC for their jurisdictions.
ICC A117.1 - Accessible and usable buildings and facilities
Access to active and historical versions.
LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 8th edition
Specifications produced by AASHTO using the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) methodology "intended for the design, evaluation, and rehabilitation of both fixed and movable highway bridges."

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Web version; 5 concurrent user license

Potentially Available via External Request

ANSI University Outreach Program (ISO, IEC)
Through this program, students and faculty may request access to sets of ISO or IEC standards. Email training@ansi.org for more information.

Lehigh University Libraries - Library Guides

Standards: Standards at Lehigh

About Standards

Finding and Accessing Standards

Sets of Standards

Individual Standards and Small Sets