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Steel Structure Design Handbook - Volume 2: Steel building, industrial structure, bridge, crane-supporting system, truss, plate girder, space frame, o
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ISBN13: 9798170523894
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 762
Weight: 2.21
Height: 1.52 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 762
Weight: 2.21
Height: 1.52 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Advanced Member Stability, Connections, Specialized Systems and Composite Structures
Designing a safe steel structure requires far more than selecting members for strength. Engineers must understand instability, force interaction, connection behavior, construction stages, fabrication, erection, serviceability, and the way individual components work together as a complete structural system. Steel Structure Design Handbook - Volume 2 provides a comprehensive practical treatment of advanced structural steel design, covering Chapters 15 through 27. It takes the reader from the stability of steel beams through sophisticated connection systems and specialized structural forms to composite steel-concrete construction. The volume begins with lateral-torsional buckling of beams, examining unbraced length, critical moment, moment gradients, compression-flange restraint, bracing, construction-stage stability, numerical analysis, and practical methods for improving beam stability. It then develops the design of members under combined axial load and bending, including beam-columns, uniaxial and biaxial bending, interaction equations, second-order effects, P-Δ and P-δ behavior, moment magnification, and stability interaction. The treatment of torsion in steel members covers Saint-Venant torsion, warping torsion, open and closed sections, torsional stiffness, combined bending and torsion, crane girders, eccentric connections, and warping restraint.
Designing a safe steel structure requires far more than selecting members for strength. Engineers must understand instability, force interaction, connection behavior, construction stages, fabrication, erection, serviceability, and the way individual components work together as a complete structural system. Steel Structure Design Handbook - Volume 2 provides a comprehensive practical treatment of advanced structural steel design, covering Chapters 15 through 27. It takes the reader from the stability of steel beams through sophisticated connection systems and specialized structural forms to composite steel-concrete construction. The volume begins with lateral-torsional buckling of beams, examining unbraced length, critical moment, moment gradients, compression-flange restraint, bracing, construction-stage stability, numerical analysis, and practical methods for improving beam stability. It then develops the design of members under combined axial load and bending, including beam-columns, uniaxial and biaxial bending, interaction equations, second-order effects, P-Δ and P-δ behavior, moment magnification, and stability interaction. The treatment of torsion in steel members covers Saint-Venant torsion, warping torsion, open and closed sections, torsional stiffness, combined bending and torsion, crane girders, eccentric connections, and warping restraint.
A major section of the book is devoted to steel connections, including:
Throughout the book, emphasis is placed on:
Structural behavior before equations
Strength and stability
Realistic restraint assumptions
Construction-stage design
Connection performance
Practical detailing
Fabrication and erection
Serviceability and durability
Digital engineering and optimization The handbook also highlights common design mistakes and provides practical checklists and worked examples to help readers translate theory into engineering practice. The composite structures chapter, for example, addresses common errors such as assuming composite action without adequate shear connection, ignoring construction-stage behavior, overlooking creep and shrinkage, and treating composite columns as simple additive sections. Whether you are designing a steel building, industrial structure, bridge, crane-supporting system, truss, plate girder, space frame, or composite floor system, this volume provides a structured reference for understanding the critical engineering decisions behind the calculations.
- fundamental connection behavior;
- bolted connections;
- welded connections;
- shear and axial connections;
- gusset plates;
- block shear;
- moment-resisting connections;
- end-plate connections;
- column bases;
- anchor bolts;
- foundation connections;
- beam and column splices.
Throughout the book, emphasis is placed on:
Structural behavior before equations
Strength and stability
Realistic restraint assumptions
Construction-stage design
Connection performance
Practical detailing
Fabrication and erection
Serviceability and durability
Digital engineering and optimization The handbook also highlights common design mistakes and provides practical checklists and worked examples to help readers translate theory into engineering practice. The composite structures chapter, for example, addresses common errors such as assuming composite action without adequate shear connection, ignoring construction-stage behavior, overlooking creep and shrinkage, and treating composite columns as simple additive sections. Whether you are designing a steel building, industrial structure, bridge, crane-supporting system, truss, plate girder, space frame, or composite floor system, this volume provides a structured reference for understanding the critical engineering decisions behind the calculations.
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