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Structural Steel Design ASD Method

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ISBN-10: 0065000609

ISBN-13: 9780065000603

Edition: 4th 1992 (Revised)

Authors: Jack C. McCormac

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List price: $177.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 1/7/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 740
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English

Introduction to Structural Steel Design
Advantages of Steel as a Structural Material
Disadvantages of Steel as a Structural Material
Early Uses of Iron and Steel. Steel Sections
Cold Formed Lightgage Steel Shapes
Stress Strain Relationships in Structural Steel
Modern Structural Steels
Uses of High Strength Steel
Measurement of Toughness
Jumbo Sections
Lamellar Tearing
Furnishing of Structural Steel
The Structural Designer
Objectives of the Structural Designer
Economical Design of Steel Members
Calculation Accuracy
Specifications, Loads and Methods of Design
Specifications and Building Codes
Loads
Dead Loads
Live Loads
Selection of Design Loads
Elastic and Plastic Design Methods Defined
Load and Resistance Factor Design
Factor of Safety
Failures of Engineering Structures
Analysis of Tension Members
Introduction
Allowable Tensile Stresses and Loads
Net Areas
Effect of Staggered Holes
Effective Net Areas
Connecting Elements for Tension Members
Block Shear
Design of Tension Members
Selection of Sections
Built-up Tension Members
Rods and Bars
Pin Connected Members
Design for Fatigue Loads
Introduction to Axially Loaded Compression Members
General
Residual Stresses
Sections Used for Columns
Development of Column Formulas
Derivation of the Euler Formula
Obsolete Column Formulas
Long, Short and Intermediate Columns
The ASD and AASHTO Formulas
End Restraint and Effective Length of Columns
Maximum Slenderness Ratios
Example Problems
Design of Axially Loaded Compression Members
Introduction
Column Design Tables
Column Splices
Columns with Different Unbraced Length
Built-up Columns
Lacing and Tie Plates
Stiffened and Un-stiffened Elements
Base Plates for Axially Loaded Columns
Design of Axially Loaded Columns Continued
Further Discussion of Effective Length
Stiffness Reduction Factors
Columns Leaning on Each Other for In Plane Design
Introductory Remarks Concerning Flexural Torsional Buckling of
Compression Members
Introduction to Beams
Types of Beams
Sections Used as Beams
Bending Stresses
Design with the Flexure Formula
Compact Sections
Holes in Beams
Lateral Support of Beams
Laterally Unbraced Beams
Design of Laterally Unbraced Beams
Design of Laterally Unbraced Beams
Design of Continuous Members
Design of Beams (Continued)
Shear Deflections
Webs and Flanges with Concentrated Loads
Unsymmetrical Bending
Design of Purlins
The Shear Center
Beam Bearing Plates
Bending and Axial Stress
Occurrence
Calculation of Stresses
Specifications for Combined Stresses
Design for Axial Tension and Bending
Moment Amplification and Modification
ASD Equations
Design of Beam Columns
Pipe Columns and Structural Tubes
Limitations of ASD Tables
Combined Axial Tension and Bending
Bolted Connections
Introduction
Types of Bolts
History of High-Strength Bolts
Advantages of High-Strength Bolts
Snug Tight and Fully-Tensioned Bolts
Methods for Fully-Tensioning High-Strength Bolts
Slip Resistant Connections and Bearing Type Connections
Mixed Joints
Sizes of Holes for Bolts and Rivets
Load Transfer and Types of Joints
Failure of Bolted Joints
Spacing and Edge Distances of Bolts
Bearing Type Connections: Loads Passing Through Center of Gravity of Connections
Slip Critical C