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Design of steel structures /

Abu-Saba, Elias G.

Design of steel structures / Elias G. Abu-Saba. - New York : Chapman & Hall, c1995. - xiv, 391 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Preface; Introduction; Introduction; Structural steel and its properties in construction; Applications; Loads, load factors, and load combinations; Tension members; Introduction; Design criteria; ASD method; LRFD method; Effective area of riveted and bolted tension members; Effective area for staggered holes of tension members; Tension rods in design of purlins; Limitation of length of tension members on stiffness: slenderness ration; Applications; Compression members; Introduction; Derivation of Euler's formula; Design criteria for compression members under concentric load: LFRD method; SI LRFD design criteria (Axial compression); Table of contents

This text introduces the basic elements of steel structure design. Topics are presented in a logical progression to provide the reader with a broad understanding of the design process



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Building, Iron and steel.
Structural design.
Load factor design.

693.71 / ABD 1995