A living compendium of outdated existing building information, public domain documents, and other useful information when working on an existing building. We link out to website that area relatively stable (i.e. internet archive) and host some documents not found anywhere else. If you can’t find what you need here, please see the Building Technology Heritage Library on the internet archive. They may have what you need.
Some PDFs from the user contribution page on slideruleera.net. See that list here.
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Building Codes
American Standard Building Code
American Standard Building Code: Minimum Design Loads (1945)
Google Books link, downloadable
U.S. National Building Code
National Building Code: First Ed. (1905)
Google Books link, downloadable
National Building Code: Second Ed. (1907)
Google Books link, downloadable
National Building Code: Third Ed. (1909)
Google Books link, downloadable. Note that the cover on google books shows this as the second edition
National Building Code: Fourth Ed. (1915)
Google Books link, downloadable
State Level Building Code
Official State Codes Archive Collection
Internet Archive Collection
Southern Standard Building Code
Southern Standard Building Code: 1973 (w/ 1975 amendments)
Internet Archive link, downloadable
Uniform Building Code
Note that a great many of these start with advertising. Taken from Archived Pages from U.C. Berkley Library
Google Drive Folder
Google Drive Folder
Steel, Steel Joist, and Steel Deck Information
Hot Rolled Steel
AISC References
History of the AISC Manual (1927-1995)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Historical Steel and Wrought Iron Beams and Columns (1873 – 1952)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Carnegie Steel Company (CPC)
Carnegie Pocket Companion (1923)
Google Drive link, downloadable
United States Steel (USS)
US Steel Hot Rolled Steel Structural Shapes (1950s)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Wire Rope Engineering Handbook (1968)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Miscellaneous
Rivet Connection Design (1887)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Steel Joists
Macomber
Macomber Nailable Steel Joist Catalog (c. 1950)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Macomber V Beam Joist Technical Data
Google Drive link, downloadable
Macomber Macotruss Framing System (1972)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Bethlehem Steel Company Joists
Kalmanntruss Steel Joist Catalog (1930)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Bethlehem Steel Company Joists Load Tables (1952)
Google Drive link, downloadable. Includes Standard, Long-Span, and Kalmanntruss joist profiles.
Sheffield
Sheffield H & J Series (c. 1963)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Great West Steel Industries (GWS)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Anthens
Anthens Allspan Joist Design Manual Supplument (c. 1963)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Steel and Composite Decks
Robertson Deck Catalogues
Robertson Long Span Roof Deck (c. 1968)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Robertson Keystone Composite Floor & Beam (1968)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Robertson Roof Deck Catalog (1975)
Google Drive link, downloadable
ICBO Robertson Report Steel Floor & Roof Deck (1980)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Granco Catalogues
Granco Floor/Roof Construction Catalog (1969)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Granco Cofar Floor/Roof Construction Catalog (1975) extracts
Google Drive link, downloadable
Concrete and Gypsum Information
Reinforced Concrete and Formwork/Falsework
Trautwine – Early 20th Century Reinforced Concrete Design
Google Drive link, downloadable
Google Drive link, downloadable
Hollowcore and Precast
Flexicore 8×16 Load Table (1953)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Flexicore 8×16 Hollow Slabs Load Table (1957)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Google Drive link, downloadable
Porex Slabs – Concrete Products Catalog (1950s)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Precast concrete lifting loop (1972) – for information only
Google Drive link, downloadable
Rapidex Floor and Roof System (c. 1960)
Google Drive link, downloadable
NiCrete F&A Joist Load Tables (c. 1950)
Google Drive link, downloadable
United States Gypsum (USG)
USG Pyrofill – Floors and Roofs (1925)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Google Drive link, downloadable
USG Technical Information (1956)
Google Drive link, downloadable
Masonry and Tile Information
American Standard Building Code
American Standard Building Code: Requirements for Masonry (1944)
Internet archive link, downloadable
American Standard Building Code: Requirements for Masonry (1945)
Google books link, downloadable
Structural Clay Products Institute
Principles of Tile Engineering: Handbook of Design (1956)
HathiTrust link, only downloable in full if affliated with a member institution. Fully Viewable
Wood Information
information to come…