Steel Designers' Handbook

by Gorenc, Branko E.; Tinyou, Ron; Syam, Arun A

• ISBN13: 9781742233413
• ISBN10: 1742233414
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-02-01
• Publisher: University of New South Wales Press

Summary

Fully revised and updated, this eighth edition is an invaluable tool for all practicing structural, civil, and mechanical engineers as well as engineering students. Responding to changes in design and processing standards—including fabrication, welding, and coatings—this resource introduces the main concepts of designing steel structures; describes the limit states method of design; demonstrates the methods of calculating the design capacities of structural elements and connections; and illustrates the calculations by means of worked examples. Design aids and extensive references to external sources are also included.

Author Biography

Banko E. Gorenc was a fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (IEAust) who practiced in the field of structural steel design for more than five decades and led teams of designers on projects around the world, including on such notable structures as sports facilities and stadiums, wide-bodied aircraft hangars, airport terminals, and steel-framed buildings for commerce and industry. Ron Tinyou is a member of IEAust, the senior head teacher at the Sydney Institute of Technology, and a lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney. Arun A. Syam is a corporate member of IEAust, the tubular development manager at OneSteel, and the national development engineer at the Australian Institute of Steel Construction.