The Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures to EC3, Fourth Edition

by Trahair; Nick

• ISBN13: 9780415418669
• ISBN10: 0415418666
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-01-30
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

The fully revised fourth edition of this successful textbook fills a void which will arise when British designers start using the European steel code EC3 instead of the current steel code BS5950. The principal feature of the forth edition is the discussion of the behaviour of steel structures and the criteria used in design according to the British version of EC3. Thus it serves to bridge the gap which too often occurs when attention is concentrated on methods of analysis and the sizing of structural components. Because emphasis is placed on the development of an understanding of behaviour, many analytical details are either omitted in favour of more descriptive explanations, or are relegated to appendices. The many worked examples both illustrate the behaviour of steel structures and exemplify details of the design process. The Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures to EC3 is a key text for senior undergraduate and graduate students, and an essential reference tool for practising structural engineers in the UK and other countries.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Units and conversion factors	p. x
Glossary of terms	p. xi
Notations	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Steel structures	p. 1
Design	p. 3
Material behaviour	p. 8
Member and structure behaviour	p. 14
Loads	p. 17
Analysis of steel structures	p. 21
Design of steel structures	p. 24
References	p. 30
Tension members	p. 33
Introduction	p. 33
Concentrically loaded tension members	p. 33
Eccentrically and locally connected tension members	p. 37
Bending of tension members	p. 39
Stress concentrations	p. 40
Design of tension members	p. 42
Worked examples	p. 45
Unworked examples	p. 48
References	p. 49
Compression members	p. 50
Introduction	p. 50
Elastic compression members	p. 51
Inelastic compression members	p. 55
Real compression members	p. 61
Design of compression members	p. 62
Restrained compression members	p. 65
Other compression members	p. 74
Appendix - elastic compression members	p. 78
Appendix - inelastic compression members	p. 81
Appendix - effective lengths of compression members	p. 83
Appendix - torsional buckling	p. 88
Worked examples	p. 89
Unworked examples	p. 96
References	p. 98
Local buckling of thin-plate elements	p. 100
Introduction	p. 100
Plate elements in compression	p. 102
Plate elements in shear	p. 113
Plate elements in bending	p. 118
Plate elements in bending and shear	p. 121
Plate elements in bearing	p. 124
Design against local buckling	p. 126
Appendix - elastic buckling of plate elements in compression	p. 139
Worked examples	p. 141
Unworked examples	p. 151
References	p. 152
In-plane bending of beams	p. 154
Introduction	p. 154
Elastic analysis of beams	p. 156
Bending stresses in elastic beams	p. 157
Shear stresses in elastic beams	p. 163
Plastic analysis of beams	p. 175
Strength design of beams	p. 183
Serviceability design of beams	p. 189
Appendix - bending stresses in elastic beams	p. 190
Appendix - thin-walled section properties	p. 191
Appendix - shear stresses in elastic beams	p. 195
Appendix - plastic analysis of beams	p. 197
Worked examples	p. 205
Unworked examples	p. 224
References	p. 225
Lateral buckling of beams	p. 227
Introduction	p. 227
Elastic beams	p. 228
Inelastic beams	p. 237
Real beams	p. 239
Design against lateral buckling	p. 240
Restrained beams	p. 245
Cantilevers and overhanging beams	p. 253
Braced and continuous beams	p. 256
Rigid frames	p. 261
Monosymmetric beams	p. 263
Non-uniform beams	p. 266
Appendix - elastic beams	p. 268
Appendix - effective lengths of beams	p. 273
Appendix - monosymmetric beams	p. 274
Worked examples	p. 275
Unworked examples	p. 290
References	p. 291
Beam-columns	p. 295
Introduction	p. 295
In-plane behaviour of isolated beam-columns	p. 296
Flexural-torsional buckling of isolated beam-columns	p. 311
Biaxial bending of isolated beam-columns	p. 319
Appendix - in-plane behaviour of elastic beam-columns	p. 323
Appendix - flexural-torsional buckling of elastic beam-columns	p. 326
Worked examples	p. 329
Unworked examples	p. 343
References	p. 345
Frames	p. 347
Introduction	p. 347
Triangulated frames	p. 348
Two-dimensional flexural frames	p. 350
Three-dimensional flexural frames	p. 372
Worked examples	p. 373
Unworked examples	p. 386
References	p. 388
Joints	p. 392
Introduction	p. 392
Joint components	p. 392
Arrangement of joints	p. 396
Behaviour of joints	p. 398
Common joints	p. 406
Design of bolts	p. 410
Design of bolted plates	p. 414
Design of welds	p. 417
Appendix - elastic analysis of joints	p. 420
Worked examples	p. 423
Unworked examples	p. 431
References	p. 432
Torsion members	p. 433
Introduction	p. 433
Uniform torsion	p. 436
Non-uniform torsion	p. 449
Torsion design	p. 461
Torsion and bending	p. 466
Distortion	p. 469
Appendix - uniform torsion	p. 471
Appendix - non-uniform torsion	p. 473
Worked examples	p. 478
Unworked examples	p. 484
References	p. 485
Index	p. 487
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