Chapter 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
– Metric Units
– Cold-Formed Light-Gage Steel Shapes
– Stress–Strain Relationships In Structural Steel
– Modern Structural Steels
– Uses Of High-Strength Steels
– Measurement Of Toughness
– Jumbo Sections
– Lamellar Tearing
– Furnishing Of Structural Steel
– The Work Of The Structural Designer
– Responsibilities Of The Structural Designer
– Economical Design Of Steel Members
– Failure Of Structures
– Handling And Shipping Structural Steel
– Calculation Accuracy
– Computers And Structural Steel Design
– Problems For Solution
– Chapter Specifications, Loads, And Methods Of Design
– Specifications And Building Codes
– Loads
– Dead Loads
– Live Loads
– Environmental Loads
– Load And Resistance Factor Design (Lrfd)
– And Allowable Strength Design (Asd)
– Nominal Strengths
– Shading
– Computation Of Loads For Lrfd And Asd
– Computing Combined Loads With Lrfd Expressions
– Computing Combined Loads With Asd Expressions
– Two Methods Of Obtaining An Acceptable Level Of Safety
– Discussion Of Sizes Of Load Factors And Safety Factors
– Author’s Comment
– Problems For Solution
– Chapter Analysis Of Tension Members .
