Design of Steel Structures

Design of Steel Structures, 3e Book Description ? The book covers the topics in depth, yet at the same time in a concise and student friendly way. ? The content has been arranged in a very organized and graded manner- (e.g. Chapter 6 on Tension Members) The flow is very well structured and topics have been broken into subtopics- increasing clarity. ? New chapters on : Introduction to Limit State Design, Light Gauge Steel Construction and Steel Sacks. ? Code being followed in the book : IS 800 1984 ? Detailed coverage of High Strength Friction Grip bolts (Chapter 2). ? Prologue to the New Code IS: 800 2009 has been given in chapter on Limit State Design (Chapter 18) New in this edition : New chapters on : ? Introduction to Limit State Design (Chapter 18) ? Light Gauge Steel Construction (Chapter 16) ? Steel Sacks (Chapter 13) Revised/additional content: ? Prologue on New Code IS: 800 2009 given in (Chapter 18). ? The equivalent lateral force method for determining lateral loads due to earthquakes is described as per the revised code: IS: 2002 (Chapter 1). ? Detailed coverage of High Strength Friction Grip bolts (Chapter 2). Pedagogy includes: ? Solved Examples: 147 ? Practice Problems:154 Total: 301 QuestionsTable of Contents: 1 General Considerations 2 Simple Connections?Riveted, Bolted and Pinned Connections 3 Simple Connections?Welded Connections 4 Compression Members 5 Column Bases and Footings 6 Tension Members 7 Beams 8 Gantry Girders 9 Plate Girder 10 Eccentric Connections 11 Industrial Buildings 12 Water Tanks 13 Steel Stacks 14 Bridges 15 Tubular Structures 16 Light-Gauge Steel Construction 17 Elementary Plastic Analysis and Design 18 Introduction to Limit State Design