Structural steel designer's handbook / edited by Roger L. Brockenbrough and Frederick S. Merritt.

Contributor(s): Brockenbrough, R. L | Merritt, Frederick S .

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BookPublisher: New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, 1994Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xvi, [1000] p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0070087768 .Subject(s): Building, Iron and steel

| Steel, Structural

DDC classification: 624.1821

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Reflecting, the most recent advancements in standard design specifications and industry practices, this edition offers easy access to reliable data on the material properties of steel required to solve a wide range of design and structural analysis problems.

Previous ed.: 1972.

Includes index.

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Contributors (p. xi)
Preface to the Fourth Edition (p. xiii)
Preface to the Second Edition (p. xv)
Factors for Conversion to SI Units of Measurement (p. xvii)
Chapter 1 Properties of Structural Steels and Effects of Steelmaking and Fabrication (p. 1)
1.1 Structural Steel Shapes and Plates (p. 1)
1.2 Steel-Quality Designations (p. 7)
1.3 Steel Sheet and Strip for Structural Applications (p. 7)
1.4 Tubing for Structural Applications (p. 10)
1.5 Steel Cable for Structural Applications (p. 11)
1.6 Tensile Properties (p. 12)
1.7 Properties in Shear (p. 14)
1.8 Hardness Tests (p. 14)
1.9 Effect of Cold Work on Tensile Properties (p. 15)
1.10 Effect of Strain Rate on Tensile Properties (p. 16)
1.11 Effect of Elevated Temperatures on Tensile Properties (p. 17)
1.12 Fatigue (p. 20)
1.13 Brittle Fracture (p. 20)
1.14 Residual Stresses (p. 22)
1.15 Lamellar Tearing (p. 23)
1.16 Welded Splices in Heavy Sections (p. 24)
1.17 k-Area Cracking (p. 24)
1.18 Variations in Mechanical Properties (p. 25)
1.19 Changes in Carbon Steels on Heating and Cooling (p. 25)
1.20 Effects of Grain Size (p. 27)
1.21 Annealing and Normalizing (p. 28)
1.22 Effects of Chemistry on Steel Properties (p. 28)
1.23 Steelmaking Methods (p. 30)
1.24 Casting and Hot Rolling (p. 31)
1.25 Effects of Punching Holes and Shearing (p. 33)
1.26 Effects of Welding (p. 34)
1.27 Effects of Thermal Cutting (p. 34)
Chapter 2 Fabrication and Erection (p. 1)
2.1 Estimates, Material Orders, and Shop Drawings (p. 1)
2.2 Requirements for Drawings (p. 3)
2.3 Fabrication Practices and Processes: Material Preparation (p. 5)
2.4 Fabrication Practices and Processes: Assembly, Fitting, and Fastening (p. 8)
2.5 Shop Assembly (p. 12)
2.6 Rolled Sections (p. 14)
2.7 Built-Up Sections (p. 15)
2.8 Cleaning and Painting (p. 17)
2.9 Fabrication Tolerances (p. 18)
2.10 Steel Frame Erection (p. 19)
2.11 Erection Equipment (p. 19)
2.12 Erection Methods for Buildings (p. 24)
2.13 Erection Procedure for Bridges (p. 26)
2.14 Field Tolerances (p. 28)
2.15 Coordination and Constructability (p. 29)
2.16 Safety Concerns (p. 29)
Chapter 3 Connections (p. 1)
3.1 General Considerations for Connection Design (p. 1)
3.2 Design of Fasteners and Welds (p. 10)
3.3 General Connection Design Procedure (p. 39)
3.4 Shear and Axial Beam End Connections (p. 50)
3.5 Axial Connections (p. 58)
3.6 Moment Connections (p. 76)
3.7 Vertical Brace Design by Uniform Force Method (p. 84)
3.8 References (p. 103)
Chapter 4 Building Codes, Loads, and Fire Protection (p. 1)
4.1 Building Codes (p. 1)
4.2 Approval of Special Construction (p. 2)
4.3 Standard Specifications (p. 2)
4.4 Building Occupancy Loads (p. 2)
4.5 Roof Loads (p. 7)
4.6 Wind Loads (p. 12)
4.7 Seismic Loads (p. 21)
4.8 Impact Loads (p. 30)
4.9 Crane-Runway Loads (p. 31)
4.10 Restraint Loads (p. 31)
4.11 Combined Loads (p. 31)
4.12 Fire Protection (p. 32)
Chapter 5 Criteria for Building Design (p. 1)
5.1 Materials, Design Methods, and Other Considerations (p. 1)
5.2 Design for Stability (p. 6)
5.3 Design of Tension Members (p. 9)
5.4 Design of Compression Members (p. 12)
5.5 Design of Flexural Members (p. 17)
5.6 Design of Members for Shear (p. 24)
5.7 Design for Combined Forces and Torsion (p. 27)
5.8 Design of Composite Members (p. 32)
5.9 Design of Connections (p. 39)
Chapter 6 Design of Building Members (p. 1)
6.1 Tension Members (p. 2)
6.2 Example-LRFD for Double-Angle Hanger (p. 2)
6.3 Example-LRFD for Wide-Flange Truss Members (p. 3)
6.4 Compression Members (p. 4)
6.5 Example-LRFD for Steel Pipe in Axial Compression (p. 5)
6.6 Example-LRFD for Wide-Flange Section with Axial Compression (p. 6)
6.7 Example-LRFD for Double Angles with Axial Compression (p. 6)
6.8 Steel Beams (p. 8)
6.9 Example-LRFD for Simple-Span Floor Beam (p. 9)
6.10 Example-LRFD for Floor Beam with Unbraced Top Flange (p. 12)
6.11 Example-LRFD for Floor Beam with Overhang (p. 14)
6.12 Composite Beams (p. 16)
6.13 LRFD for Composite Beam with Uniform Loads (p. 19)
6.14 Example-LRFD for Composite Beam with Concentrated Loads and End Moments (p. 29)
6.15 Example-LRFD for Wide-Flange Column in a Multistory Rigid Frame (p. 33)
Chapter 7 Floor and Roof Systems (p. 1)
Floor Decks
7.1 Concrete Fill on Metal Deck (p. 1)
7.2 Precast-Concrete Plank (p. 7)
7.3 Cast-in-Place Concrete Slabs (p. 8)
Roof Decks
7.4 Metal Roof Deck (p. 9)
7.5 Lightweight Precast-Concrete Roof Panels (p. 11)
7.6 Wood-Fiber Planks (p. 12)
7.7 Gypsum-Concrete Decks (p. 12)
Floor Framing
7.8 Rolled Shapes (p. 13)
7.9 Open-Web Joists (p. 16)
7.10 Lightweight Steel Framing (p. 16)
7.11 Trusses (p. 17)
7.12 Stub Girders (p. 19)
7.13 Staggered Trusses (p. 19)
7.14 Castellated Beams (p. 21)
7.15 LRFD Examples for Composite Floors (p. 21)
7.16 Dead-Load Deflection (p. 24)
7.17 Fire Protection (p. 24)
7.18 Vibrations (p. 24)
Roof Framing
7.19 Plate Girders (p. 25)
7.20 Space Frames (p. 25)
7.21 Arched Roofs (p. 26)
7.22 Dome Roofs (p. 27)
7.23 Cable Structures (p. 28)
Chapter 8 Lateral-Force Design (p. 1)
8.1 Description of Wind Forces (p. 1)
8.2 Determination of Wind Loads (p. 5)
8.3 Seismic Loads in Model Codes (p. 6)
8.4 Seismic Design Loads (p. 7)
8.5 Dynamic Method of Seismic Load Distribution (p. 13)
8.6 Structural Steel Systems for Seismic Design (p. 15)
8.7 Seismic-Design Limitations on Steel Frames (p. 20)
8.8 Forces in Frames Subjected to Lateral Loads (p. 33)
8.9 Member and Connection Design for Lateral Loads (p. 40)
Chapter 9 Cold-Formed Steel Design (p. 1)
9.1 Design Specifications and Materials (p. 1)
9.2 Manufacturing Methods and Effects (p. 2)
9.3 Nominal Loads (p. 3)
9.4 Design Methods (p. 3)
9.5 Section Property Calculations (p. 6)
9.6 Effective Width Concept (p. 7)
9.7 Maximum Width-to-Thickness Ratios (p. 9)
9.8 Effective Widths of Stiffened Elements (p. 10)
9.9 Effective Widths of Unstiffened Elements (p. 12)
9.10 Effective Widths of Uniformly Compressed Elements with Edge Stiffener (p. 14)
9.11 Tension Members (p. 16)
9.12 Flexural Members (p. 16)
9.13 Concentrically Loaded Compression Members (p. 26)
9.14 Combined Tensile Axial Load and Bending (p. 28)
9.15 Combined Compressive Axial Load and Bending (p. 29)
9.16 Cylindrical Tubular Members (p. 31)
9.17 Welded Connections (p. 31)
9.18 Bolted Connections (p. 35)
9.19 Screw Connections (p. 39)
9.20 Other Limit States at Connections (p. 40)
9.21 Wall Stud Assemblies (p. 42)
9.22 Example of Effective Section Calculation (p. 43)
9.23 Example of Bending Strength Calculation (p. 46)
Chapter 10 Highway Bridge Design Criteria (p. 1)
10.1 Specifications (p. 1)
10.2 General Design Considerations (p. 2)
10.3 Design Methods (p. 5)
10.4 Simplified Comparison of Design Methods (p. 9)
10.5 Highway Design Loadings (p. 14)
10.6 Distribution of Loads through Decks (p. 22)
10.7 Basic Allowable Stresses for Bridges-ASD (p. 24)
10.8 Fracture Control (p. 28)
10.9 Repetitive Loadings (p. 29)
10.10 Detailing for Earthquakes (p. 33)
10.11 Detailing for Buckling (p. 34)
10.12 Criteria for Built-Up Tension Members (p. 42)
10.13 Criteria for Built-Up Compression Members (p. 44)
10.14 Plate Girders and Cover-Plated Rolled Beams (p. 45)
10.15 Composite Construction with I Girders (p. 47)
10.16 Cost-Effective Plate-Girder Designs (p. 51)
10.17 Box Girders (ASD) (p. 52)
10.18 Hybrid Girders (ASD) (p. 56)
10.19 Orthotropic-Deck Bridges (p. 57)
10.20 Bearings (p. 59)
10.21 Detailing for Weldability (p. 62)
10.22 Bridge Decks (ASD and LFD) (p. 64)
10.23 Elimination of Expansion Joints in Highway Bridges (p. 66)
10.24 Bridge Steels and Corrosion Protection (p. 68)
Chapter 11 Railroad Bridge Design Criteria (p. 1)
11.1 Standard Specifications (p. 1)
11.2 Design Method (p. 1)
11.3 Railroad Operating Environment (p. 1)
11.4 Design Considerations (p. 2)
11.5 Design Loadings (p. 6)
11.6 Basic Allowable Stresses (p. 13)
11.7 Fatigue Design (p. 16)
11.8 Fracture-Critical Members (p. 17)
11.9 Member Design (p. 17)
11.10 Connection and Splice Design (p. 26)
Chapter 12 Beam and Girder Bridges (p. 1)
12.1 Characteristics of Beam Bridges (p. 1)
12.2 Example-Allowable Stress Design of Composite Rolled-Beam Stringer Bridge (p. 5)
12.3 Characteristics of Plate-Girder Stringer Bridges (p. 18)
12.4 Example-Load Factor Design of Composite Plate-Girder Bridge (p. 21)
12.5 Characteristics of Curved-Girder Bridges (p. 35)
12.6 Example-Allowable Stress Design of Curved-Stringer Bridge (p. 42)
12.7 Deck Plate-Girder Bridges with Floorbeams (p. 54)
12.8 Example-Allowable Stress Design of Deck Plate-Girder Bridge with Floorbeams (p. 55)
12.9 Through-Plate-Girder Bridges with Floorbeams (p. 80)
12.10 Example-Allowable Stress Design of Through-Plate-Girder Bridge (p. 81)
12.11 Composite Box-Girder Bridges (p. 90)
12.12 Example-Allowable Stress Design of Composite Box-Girder Bridge (p. 93)
12.13 Continuous-Beam Bridges (p. 102)
12.14 Allowable Stress Design of Bridge with Continuous, Composite Stringers (p. 103)
12.15 Example-Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) of Composite Plate-Girder Bridge (p. 116)
Chapter 13 Truss Bridges (p. 1)
13.1 Specifications (p. 2)
13.2 Truss Components (p. 2)
13.3 Types of Trusses (p. 5)
13.4 Bridge Layout (p. 7)
13.5 Deck Design (p. 8)
13.6 Lateral Bracing, Portals, and Sway Frames (p. 9)
13.7 Resistance to Longitudinal Forces (p. 10)
13.8 Truss Design Procedure (p. 11)
13.9 Truss Member Details (p. 18)
13.10 Member and Joint Design Examples-LFD and SLD (p. 20)
13.11 Member Design Example-LRFD (p. 27)
13.12 Truss Joint Design Procedure (p. 34)
13.13 Example-Load Factor Design of Truss Joint (p. 37)
13.14 Example-Service Load Design of Truss Joint (p. 43)
13.15 Skewed Bridges (p. 48)
13.16 Truss Bridges on Curves (p. 49)
13.17 Truss Supports and Other Details (p. 49)
13.18 Continuous Trusses (p. 50)
Chapter 14 Arch Bridges (p. 1)
14.1 Types of Arches (p. 2)
14.2 Arch Forms (p. 2)
14.3 Selection of Arch Type and Form (p. 3)
14.4 Comparison of Arch with Other Bridge Types (p. 5)
14.5 Erection of Arch Bridges (p. 6)
14.6 Design of Arch Ribs and Ties (p. 7)
14.7 Design of Other Elements (p. 10)
14.8 Examples of Arch Bridges (p. 10)
14.9 Guidelines for Preliminary Designs and Estimates (p. 43)
14.10 Buckling Considerations for Arches (p. 45)
14.11 Example-Design of Tied-Arch Bridge (p. 46)
Chapter 15 Cable-Suspended Bridges (p. 1)
15.1 Evolution of Cable-Suspended Bridges (p. 1)
15.2 Classification of Cable-Suspended Bridges (p. 6)
15.3 Classification and Characteristics of Suspension Bridges (p. 7)
15.4 Classification and Characteristics of Cable-Stayed Bridges (p. 12)
15.5 Classification of Bridges by Span (p. 27)
15.6 Cable-Suspended Bridges for Rail Loading (p. 27)
15.7 Specifications and Loadings for Cable-Suspended Bridges (p. 29)
15.8 Cables (p. 29)
15.9 Cable Saddles, Anchorages, and Connections (p. 35)
15.10 Corrosion Protection of Cables (p. 39)
15.11 Statics of Cables (p. 45)
15.12 Suspension Bridge Analysis (p. 49)
15.13 Preliminary Suspension Bridge Design (p. 60)
15.14 Self-Anchored Suspension Bridges (p. 66)
15.15 Cable-Stayed Bridge Analysis (p. 67)
15.16 Preliminary Design of Cable-Stayed Bridges (p. 70)
15.17 Aerodynamic Analysis of Cable-Suspended Bridges (p. 78)
15.18 Seismic Analysis of Cable-Suspended Structures (p. 87)

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CHOICE Review

This new edition (1st ed., CH, Apr'73) is a good general reference for structural engineers, architects, contractors, fabricators, and detailers of structural steel, and would make a good addition to the library of any one of these specialists. However, the wide diversity of material presented also means that the topics cannot be treated in any great detail. Although the book provides a good general review of the topics presented, significant supplementary material is required for anyone wishing even a moderate amount of in-depth coverage on topics such as structural theory, structural design of buildings or bridge components, or roofing and flooring systems. Therefore, this handbook would be perfect for a library with resources for only a limited coverage of this specialized engineering topic. Mechanics and design are the specialized sections in his handbook; one section treats design for lateral forces (wind and earthquake) and four sections feature design criteria for bridges. These sections, along with many of the others, are applicable to more than just design in steel, as they treat the topics generally before delving into the specifics applicable to steel structures. Professional. H. I. Epstein; University of Connecticut