ASD has various meanings in the Architecture category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of ASD in Architecture.
Its defined by ASCE-7, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures as "A method of proportioning structural members such that elastically computed stresses produced in the members by nominal loads do not exceed specified allowable stresses". This design method compares allowable stress to actual stress.
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