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Structural Steel Design ASD, 2nd Edition, has now been updated to the 2006 International Building Code and AISC's Steel Construction Manual, 13th Edition.
This new 2nd edition on Allowable Stress Design provides a detailed interpretation of the AISC Specification and illustrates the specification requirements with more than 100 design examples and detailed step-by-step solutions. It reflects current design procedures and provides concise solution techniques for design problems.
The publication suits a broad audience including practicing engineers, professional engineering examination candidates, undergraduate and graduate students attending an ASD class, and newly graduated engineers who have been taught the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) method and want to become familiar with the ASD method.
This comprehensive guide is ideal for the self-study of AISC's Steel Construction Manual, 13th Edition, or as a desk reference for practicing engineers.
From the Preface
The purpose of Volume 1 of the Structural Steel Design Series is to provide an understanding and appreciation of the Allowable Stress Design (ASD) method for the design of steel structures. The design applications presented are based on the 13th edition of the Steel Construction Manual, published by the American Institute of Steel Construction, which is adopted by reference in the 2006 International Building Code. The Steel Construction Manual contains the specifications for steel buildings, properties of structural shapes, design data, and commentary. Structural Steel Design - Volume 1: ASD provides a comprehensive interpretation and extensive coverage of the specification together with detailed design examples to illustrate its application.
The ASD method is the traditional and intuitive method adopted for the design of steel structures. The objective is to provide adequate assurance that a structure will support the applied working loads. In this technique, the stresses produced in a member by the applied loads must not exceed a specified allowable stress. The allowable stress is derived by multiplying the yield strength of the material by an appropriate factor of safety. The design technique is based on familiar principles and is easy to apply.
In the 13th edition of the Steel Construction Manual the acronym is defined as Allowable Strength Design. Allowable strength design is a method of proportioning structural members so that the allowable strength is not less than the required strength of the member under the action of the design loads calculated using ASD load combinations. If preferred, the traditional stress based format of the ASD method may be retained by dividing the allowable strength by the appropriate section property to give the allowable stress.
In 1986 the American Institute of Steel Construction introduced an alternative design method, the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) method. In this technique, the factored loads are applied to a member to determine the required ultimate strength and this is compared with the product of the member's nominal strength and an appropriate reduction factor. However, the ASD method continues to be the most popular and most frequently adopted design method and is the method presented in this text.
The Structural Steel Design series includes Volume 2, which focuses on Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD). The format and layout of Volume 2 closely follows that of Volume 1, so as to illustrate the difference in the two techniques.
Table of Contents
Preface. About the Author. Introduction to Allowable Strength Design. Chapter 1: Design for Flexure. Chapter 2: Design for Shear and Torsion. Chapter 3: Design of Compression Members. Chapter 4: Plastic Design. Chapter 5: Design of Tension Members. Chapter 6: Design of Bolted Connections. Chapter 7: Design of Welded Connections. Chapter 8: Plate Girder Design. Chapter 9: Composite Construction. References.
About the Author
Dr Alan Williams PhD SE CEng is a registered structural engineer in California and was educated in the United Kingdom, where he obtained his BSc and PhD degrees at Leeds University. He subsequently has had extensive and diverse experience in the practice and teaching of structural engineering. |
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