Structural Steel Designer's Handbook

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The only A-Z guide to structural steel design Find a wealth of practical techniques for cost-effectively designing steel structures from buildings to bridges in Structural Steel Designer's Handbook by Roger L. Brockenbrough and Frederick S. Merritt The Handbook's integrated approach gives you immediately useful information about: *steel as a material - how it's fabricated and erected *how to analyze a structure to determine internal forces and moments from dead, live, and seismic loads how to make detailed design calculations to withstand those forces This new third edition introduces you to the latest developments in seismic design, including more ductile connections, and high performance steels...offers an expanded treatment of welding....helps you understand design requirements for hollow structural sections and for cold-formed steel members....and explores numerous design examples. You get examples for both Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and Allowable Stress Design (ASD).

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Not so impressive........2001-10-11

This book is written by various experience P.E. or Professors. It is not emphasis on practical calculation. There are very few example and definitions for formulars and related equation. If reader has no experience before, it would be very difficult to understand. Half of the book is devoted to bridge design, and it dose not provide enough information to design a bridge..

This is not really a how-to book.

Designer in structural steel is a complete book , do not buy.......2000-11-07

Many eng. firm have this book, this is a good reference for many structural problem, The most difficult for a designer is the simplify the problem, and create model with the forces on it. Merrits book cover a very large utility of different subjets. And this is not a fist edition, no error a have see on this book. The autors for each part of this book is a engineering with many years of experiences on this subjet. For me this is a very good thing, for the knowlege....

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The comprehensive guide to construction tolerances, newly revised and updated

How much may a steel frame be out of plumb? What are the expected variations of a precast concrete panel? What is required to successfully detail finish materials on masonry?

Updating and expanding on its popular first edition, the Handbook of Construction Tolerances, Second Edition remains the only comprehensive reference to the thousands of industry standard tolerances for the manufacture, fabrication, and installation of construction materials and components-- including all-important accumulated dimensional variations.

Covering new materials and techniques developed since the book was first published, the Second Edition of this easy-to-use reference features:
* More than 100 drawings illustrating the tolerance concepts
* New sections on measuring compliance with tolerance standards; right-of-way construction; autoclaved aerated concrete; tilt-up concrete panels; interior stone wall cladding; structural insulated panels; decorative architectural glass; laminated architectural flat glass and bent glass
* New guidelines on how to incorporate tolerance requirements in drawings and specifications
* New information on how to apply tolerance information during contract administration

With the Handbook, architects, engineers, contractors, interior designers, lawyers, and others involved in the construction industry will be armed with the information they need to design and detail more accurately, write better specifications, establish normal practice and standards of care, supervise construction, settle worksite disputes, and save time and money at every stage of building.

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Excellent Source book.......1999-03-29

This book provides practical construction standards to evaluate construction of a home

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STRUCTURAL STEEL DRAFTING
Over view of drafting.
President, North Bend Drafting
5 stars for Structural Steel Detailing by David MacLaughlin

Structural Steel Drafting
David C. MacLaughlin
Manufacturer: Cengage Delmar Learning
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ASIN: 0827373139

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Bridging the gap between design and fabrication, Structural Steel Drafting presents a thorough resource for entry-level architects, engineers, and drafters alike. The book clarifies the connection between design and working drawings, enhancing readers' appreciation of the entire building process--and thus improving their work. Practical and easy to use, the book includes numerous examples, illustrations, and real-world assignments to acquaint readers with all the basic concepts in structural steel. Includes tables and reference information from industry associations, such as the American Institute of Steel Construction and the Steel Joist Institute.

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STRUCTURAL STEEL DRAFTING.......2006-02-26

Amazon messed up the shipping address and Zip Code I never received the product.

Instead of contacting me I got an automatic message they were refunding my money.

Over view of drafting........2001-10-11

For experienced steel detailer. This book is not useful. But for a beginner, you can expect to learn your job in overall scale. It tells a little bit of everything, There is NO details in symbolic, how to start the first line of drawing, what are need to be put in the drawing and shop detailed.

President, North Bend Drafting.......2000-06-21

I have been a Steel Detailer for 14 years. I found the book interesting and well thought out. The book is split into two sections. The first is for the Structural Design shop and the second for the Detailing shop.

What the author covers, he covers in a thorough manner. I would like to have seen a section on horizontal and vertical bracing, which was not even mentioned in the book.

Many of the authors example detail drawings left out some information which the shop might find helpful. For instance, stantard hole size for the drawing or the distance from the end of a clip angle to the end of the cut member. The author states that because there is an "industry standard" that this information does not have to be shown. He explains that 13/16 holes are the standard size, and so no notation is required on a drawing if 13/16 holes are used. It has been my experience that this information may be "industry standard," but the shops I have draw for all require it on the detail drawings.

Trying to use this book to train a new detailer is a challenge. The drafting standard used to create the examples in the detailing section may be "industry standard," but it does not quite meet my standard. It is an OK book, but not perfect.

5 stars for Structural Steel Detailing by David MacLaughlin.......1999-02-27

This is a well thought out, carefully organized and well documented introduction to structural steel drafting. I am in a related industry and bought the book to further acquaint myself with the subject. I feel that I certainly got my money's worth, and congratulate the author on his conscientious and thoughtful presentation.

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Bracing Cold-Formed Steel Structures

Manufacturer: American Society of Civil Engineers
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Cold-Formed Steel Design, 3rd Edition

ASIN: 0784408173

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Bracing Cold-Formed Steel Structures: A Design Guide documents the current practices related to bracing cold-formed steel structure elements and systems. For many engineers the design of structures using cold-formed steel is seen as a daunting task. This report seeks to remove some of the perceived mystery by providing readily useful information for bracing these structures. Heavy on applications and examples, this book contains design examples illustrating bracing design for various types of cold-formed steel structures, as well as an extensive list of primary reference sources. This report is presented as a design guide and will assist the practicing engineer in designing cold-formed steel structures with greater levels of reliability, safety, and economy. Topics Include: • Introduction to Bracing Design • Cold-Formed Framing • Cold-Formed Steel in Metal Building Systems • Miscellaneous Cold-Formed Steel Elements and Systems

Time-Saver Details for Exterior Wall Design (Time Saver Details)

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Great technical handbook

Time-Saver Details for Exterior Wall Design (Time Saver Details)
Fred Nashed
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ASIN: 0070460825

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Draw and detail exterior walls with ease Accurately specifying and designing exterior walls can challenge even experieced architects. That's why you need Fred Nashed's Time-Saver Details for Exterior Wall Design. The most comprehensive single source available for hassle-free exterior wall construction, this plain-language guide offers easy-to-follow strategies for calculating loads and stresses--ranging from concrete and steel bearing walls to glass curtains--as well as expert tips and techniques for avoiding common problems and pitfalls. Regardless of your experience, you'll find authoritative data you can use right away to solve virtually any design challenge, such as: cost, durability, redundancy, and maintenance issues; selecting the most suitable products and systems; types of walls and windows; pros and cons of common wall assemblies; drafting methodology; defelection on wall panel and window frames; and much more.

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Great technical handbook.......2005-03-08

A must have for all architects in the 7-14 yrs experience range. If you are fixing to take the Architects Licsensing test then you would be well advised to use this book as it is pertinent to at least three exams

Simplified Design of Steel Structures (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides)

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A little bit of information for an expensive price.

Simplified Design of Steel Structures (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides)
James Ambrose
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ASIN: 0471165743

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The seventh edition of Simplified Design of Steel Structures is an excellent reference for architects and engineers who need information about the common uses of steel for the structures of buildings. The clear and concise format benefits readers who have limited backgrounds in mathematics and engineering. This new edition has been updated to reflect changes in standards, industry technology, and construction practices, including new research in the field, examples of general building structural systems, and the use of computers in structural design. Specifically, Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and Allowable Stress Design (ASD) are now covered.

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A little bit of information for an expensive price........2001-05-17

I am working as a civil engineer in a design office active in constructing light gauge steel structures. I have bought the book to obtain a guide or some kind of a handbook which includes some guidelines or procedures for typical structural steel design applications. But i hava found the book too superficial. I wish the book handled the subjects in a little bit detailed way. And I wish there were flowcharts for designing with steel. The only good thing about the book is the example projects at the end of the book. As a result I do not advise this book to anyone because it is expensive too. Pay half more and buy the Structural Steel Designer's Handbook, which includes all the information in this book and much much more.Do not pay attention to the number of pages written here, since size of the book is nearly the size of a pocket book.

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Steel Designers' Handbook
Branko E. Gorenc , Ron Tinyou , and Arun Syam
Manufacturer: UNSW Press
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ASIN: 0868405736

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The seventh edition of Steel Designers' Handbook text is fully revised and covers the extensive revision of the `loading code', which is renamed as structural Design Actions Standard, General Principals. AS/ANZ 1170.0 and its companion parts, 1170.1 to 1170.3. The volume of revisions and new terminology necessitated the first three chapters to be substantially rewritten. This edition is based on AS 4100: 1998, which incorporates revisions to the original 1990 edition.

Architectural Engineering Design: Structural Systems

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This book needs a proofreader!

Architectural Engineering Design: Structural Systems
Robert Brown Butler
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
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ASIN: 0071370374

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Architectural Engineering Design: Mechanical and Structural Systems provide the architectural and design professions a comprehensive, definitive reference to more than 1100 equations essential to all aspects of building design and construction. Calculations books have been successful in all the engineering disciplines, and there is nothing even remotely comparable on the market for architects-until now.

It will complement Standard Handbook of Architectural Engineering, Architectural formulas, and the range of engineering calculations and formulas titles.

These are the first books on architectural calculations in the field.
A separate disk is included providing the opportunity to do calculations quickly and without errors.

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This book needs a proofreader!.......2007-07-23

Do not use this book without an Engineering or Architecture professor to help you through the errors within. The book is full of errors of continuity, strange/bad math, and inconsistency. The errors are so numerous, that it makes you wonder if you can trust any of the formulas to be accurate. For example: a sample problem in beam design gives the formula to use (from a table), defines the variables, gives the values for the known variables; and then in the problem-solving steps, uses different values for the known variables than what was listed in the preceding "Given" section! Furthermore, the answer arrived at cannot be made by the equation provided! There are also errors where a formula is listed in tables and that formula is referred to later and used for a problem, but the formula is not exactly the same as the table; there is no explanation for the difference.
I recommend "Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders" (Ambrose/Tierney), instead.

Steel Structures: Controlling Behavior Through Design

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Steel Structures: Controlling Behavior Through Design
Robert E. Englekirk
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ASIN: 0471584584

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In 1988 the American Institute of Steel Construction changed the method from Allowable Stress Design (ASD) to Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) on which the building code is based. This text develops a treatment of steel which is behavior-oriented and explains the causation for the LRFD approach. Focuses on creating cost-effective solutions for designing situations efficiently; discusses problems engineers must face on a regular basis; and offers insight into potential areas of concern. Also covers earthquake resistant design procedure. Includes over 400 drawings and 36 photos.

Structural drafting,: A practical presentation of drafting and detailing methods used in drawing up specifications for structural steel work,

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Structural drafting,: A practical presentation of drafting and detailing methods used in drawing up specifications for structural steel work,
Frank Oliver Dufour
Manufacturer: American Technical Society
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B000871C20

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