Structural Steel Design A Practice Oriented Approach

• ISBN13: 9780132340182
• ISBN10: 0132340186
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-11
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This book is a comprehensive, stand alone reference for structural steel design. Giving the audience a thorough introduction to steel structures, this book contains all of the need to know information on practical design considerations in the design of steel buildings. It includes complete coverage of design methods, load combinations, gravity loads, lateral loads and systems in steel buildings, and much more.

Author Biography

Abi Aghayere, Ph.D., PE is a professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology and co-author of two other textbooks in the field of structural engineering. He is the winner of RIT’s Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2004-05, and a 2003 Best Paper Award from the American Society for Engineering Education. He has over twenty years experience in the analysis and design of a wide variety of building structures in Canada and the United States.

 

Jason Vigil, PE is a structural engineering consultant in Rochester, NY and is an adjunct professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology.  He is also the co-author of Structural Wood Design: A Practice Oriented Approach.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Steel Structures	p. 1
Design Methods, Load Combinations, and Gravity Loads	p. 34
Lateral Loads and Systems	p. 85
Tension Members	p. 130
Compression Members Under Concentric Axial Loads	p. 169
Noncomposite Beams	p. 201
Composite Beams	p. 267
Compression Members Under Combined Axial and Bending Loads	p. 318
Bolted Connections	p. 407
Welded Connections	p. 454
Special Connections and Details	p. 487
Floor Vibrations	p. 551
Built-up Sections - Welded Plate Girders	p. 592
Practical Considerations in the Design of Steel Buildings	p. 616
Open-Web Steel Joist and Joist Girder Tables	p. 656
Plastic Analysis and Design of Continuous Beams and Girders	p. 674
Index	p. 685
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