Structural Steel Designer's Handbook - Hardcover

Brockenbrough, Roger; Merritt, Frederick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070087768 ISBN 13: 9780070087767

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1994

Synopsis

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. Featuring contributions by a host of design, construction, and materials engineers from industry and academia, this new edition covers: American Institute of Steel Construction and American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials design specifications; material characteristics for all modern grades of steel; connection design methods for routine and heavy construction; design guidelines for steel bridges, including beam and girder, truss, arch, and cable-suspended bridges; design criteria for wind- and earthquake-resistant construction.

About this title

About the Authors

Roger L. Brockenbrough (Pittsburgh, PA), is Senior Research Consultant for US Steel Group, USX, and maintains his own consulting business dealing with PC CAD. He is a contributor to Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers and editor of Highway Engineering Handbook.

Frederick S. Merritt (deceased) was a consulting engineer for many years, with experience in building and bridge design, structural analysis, and construction management. A Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a Senior Member of ASTM, he was a former senior editor of Engineering News-Record and an author/editor of many books, including McGraw-Hills Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers and Structural Steel Designers Handbook.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070087768
• ISBN 13: 9780070087767
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1200