The AISC 360 design codes can be used to design members that are specified from a range of specific section profiles.

Profiles are added in the MEMBER PROPERTY definition and can be selected from the following shapes:

• Standard hot-rolled steel profiles

  Standard and legacy database

  • Wide flange - with or without additional top or bottom cover plates.
    Note: If the profile is welded rather than rolled (for example, the B shape profiles from the US database), then this should be specified using the STP 2 parameter (refer to D1.A.6 Design Parameters for details).
  • Channel - single only
  • Angle - single and double
  • Tee - including tee cut from wide flange section
  • Pipe - including HSS round
  • Tube - including HSS rectangle
• User table profiles
  • Wide flange
  • Angle
  • Channel
  • Double angle
  • Tee
  • Pipe
  • Tube
  • I Section - typically used as web-tapered sections
• Prismatic
  • Tapered I