§ Standards
Status
CURRENT
Last verified
2026-09-06
JISC · STANDARD
JIS
G 3136
Rolled Steels for Building Structure (SN steel)
Overview
What this standard covers
SN grades developed for seismic building frames, with upper yield limits and through-thickness properties in grade C.
SN grades developed for seismic building frames, with upper yield limits and through-thickness properties in grade C.
Who uses it
Specifiers, buyers and mills confirming what a grade guarantees before it is ordered or substituted.
Details
Reference data
- Standard number
- JIS G 3136
- Title
- Rolled Steels for Building Structure (SN steel)
- Organisation
- JISC
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Far East
- Subject
- Materials
- Subcategory
- Seismic grades
- Type
- STANDARD
- Application
- Contractual
- Availability
- Paid
- Status
- CURRENT
- Roles
- material standard
- Last verified
- 2026-09-06
Official source: jisc.go.jp
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Sourcing, review and use
Status
Editorial reference information compiled and maintained by the StructuralSteel.ai team. It is not a design certificate and is not issued under an engineer's seal.
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Calculations
Any figures produced on this page are indicative estimates for early sizing and comparison only — they are not engineered design outputs.
References
Final member selection, loading, connection design, fire design, fabrication and compliance must be verified for your specific project by a suitably qualified structural engineer. Standards are revised; check the edition in force where the work is built.
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