A Complete and Current Guide to Structural Steel Design

Fully updated with the most recent design codes, standards, and specifications, Structural Steel Designer's Handbook, Fifth Edition, provides a convenient, single source of the latest information essential to the practical design of steel structures.

This comprehensive volume begins by covering the properties of structural steel and the fundamentals of fabrication and erection. Modern structural design methods applicable to buildings and other structures, such as roof systems and various types of bridges, are presented. Details on the design of members--beams, columns, and tension components--and of bolted and welded connections are also covered. Featuring contributions from renowned engineering experts, this is an invaluable working tool for structural steel designers.

Based on the latest design standards, codes, and specifications:

ANSI/AISC 360-10--unified LRFD and ASD specification

ANSI/AISI S100--unified specification for cold-formed members

SEI/ASCE 7-10 wind, seismic, and live loads, consolidated into the International Code Council (ICC) International Building Code (IBC)

AASHTO highway bridge design standards

ASTM material standards

AREMA railroad bridge design specifications

Coverage Includes:

Properties of structural steels and effects of steel-making and fabrication

Fabrication and erection

Connections

Building codes, loads, and fire protection

Criteria for building design

Design of building members

Floor and roof systems

Lateral-force design

Cold-formed steel design

Highway bridge design criteria

Railroad bridge design criteria

Beam and girder bridges

Truss bridges

Arch bridges

Cable-suspended bridges