DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES

• Systematic stepwise presentation of the design methods in System International units.
• Latest Codes of Practise including those under final draft stage in 1989 are incorporated.
• Design Loads such as live,wind and snow play an important role in the economy and structural safety.
• Detailed illustrative examples of real life problems are solved.
• Detailing, cost economics and indepth parametric influences are explained through numerous drawings.
• The appendices give very useful information for quick design.

Contents:

• Properties of Structural Steel
• Welding,Riveting and Bolting
• Tension Members
• Compression Members
• Simple Beams
• Plate Girders
• Beam Columns
• Gantry Girders
• Column Caps and Base Plates
• Loads
• Wind Loads on Industrial Buildings
• Braced Industrial Buildings
• Unbraced Industrial Frames
• Towers
• Introduction to Plastic Design
• Design of Water Tanks
• Bridges