Historical Structural References

This page contains links to various historical structural references


Historical structural references can be useful for evaluating existing structures. This page lists a variety of such documents. Most of the documents were gathered from the Internet Archive of SlideRuleEra.net, which went offline in 2023. They are being relinked here for convenience.

Sources include:

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Historical Building Codes
TitleDescription
A Brief History of National Building Codes of CanadaWeb Article summarizing the published editions of the National Building Code of Canada
Historical editions of the national construction codes of CanadaWeb page with download link for historical editions of the National Building Code of Canada
Historical editions of Codes Canada publications (1941-1998)List of historical editions of Codes Canada publications
Historical UBC (Pre-1967)UC Berkeley site with pdfs of historical UBC editions
Historical UBC (1967-1994)UC Berkeley site with pdfs of historical UBC editions
Collection of 1500+ Official US State Codes (1924-Present)Link to Internet Archive Collection
Collection of 28000+ Global Public Safety Codes (1917-Present)Link to Internet Archive Collection
Historical Structural Steel Handbooks
TitleDescription
AISC Historical Shape ReferencesLink to AISC webpage with PDFs
History of Structural Steel HandbooksENR Article covering the history of some of earliest handbooks
Bethlehem Structural Steel (1907)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Boulton Foundry Manual (includes Carnegie Beams, 1887)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Cambria Steel Handbook (1898)Link to Google Books
Cambria Steel Handbook (1901)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Cambria Steel Handbook (1903)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Cambria Steel Handbook (1904)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Cambria Steel Handbook (1907)Link to Google Books
Cambria Steel Handbook (1909)Link to Google Books
Cambria Steel Handbook (1912)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Cambria Steel Handbook (1913)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Cambria Steel Handbook (1916)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Cambria Steel Handbook (1917)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Cambria Steel Handbook (1919)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Carnegie Pocket Companion (1893)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Carnegie Pocket Companion (1903)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Carnegie Pocket Companion (1913)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Carnegie Pocket Companion (1915)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Carnegie Pocket Companion (1917)Link to Google Books
Carnegie Pocket Companion (1919)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Carnegie Pocket Companion (1920)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Carnegie Pocket Companion (1921)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Carnegie Pocket Companion (1923)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Carnegie Pocket Companion (1934)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Dorman Long Pocket Companion (1906)Link to PDF
Dorman Long Pocket Companion (1910)Link to Google Books
Dorman Long Pocket Companion (1924)Link to PDF
Jones and Laughlin Manual (1896)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Jones and Laughlin Manual (1898)Link to Google Books
Jones and Laughlin Manual (1903)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Jones and Laughlin Manual (1908)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Jones and Laughlin Manual (1916)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Lackawanna Steel Handbook (1915)Link to Google Books
New Jersey Iron & Steel (1876)Link to Google Books
Passaic Structural Steel & Iron Manual (1884)Link to Google Books
Passaic Structural Steel & Iron Manual (1897)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Passaic Structural Steel & Iron Manual (1898)Link to Google Books
Passaic Structural Steel & Iron Manual (1900)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Passaic Structural Steel & Iron Manual (1901)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Pencoyd Iron Works (1885)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Pencoyd Iron Works (1892 Early Ed.)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Pencoyd Iron Works (1892 Late Ed.)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Pencoyd Iron Works (1896)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Pencoyd Iron Works (1898)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Pencoyd Iron Works (1900)Internet Archive Link to PDF
Phoenix Iron Co. Handbook (1888)Link to Google Books
Phoenix Iron Co. Handbook (1906)Link to Google Books
Phoenix Iron Co. Handbook (1912)Link to Google Books
Pottsville Iron and Steel Co (1887)Link to Google Books
R.A.Skelton Steel Construction Handbook (1948)Internet Archive Link to PDF