Structural Steel Design: LRFD Method: United States Edition - Hardcover

McCormac, Jack C.; Nelson Jr., James K.

 
9780130479594: Structural Steel Design: LRFD Method: United States Edition

Synopsis

For undergraduate courses in Steel.

This well-known text has been fully updated to conform to the 1999 Load and Resistance Factor (LRFD) Design Specification and to the 2001 edition of the LRFD Manual of Steel Construction. Many existing chapter-end problems have been revised and several more have been added. A problem-solving software package, included with each book, contains practical applications and enables students to better understand the relationship between analysis and design.

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Structural Steel Design, 3/e provides an introduction to structural steel design. It is primarily intended for a three-credit course for junior or senior undergraduates in civil engineering, building science, architectural engineering, or architecture. The material is presented in an easy-to-read student-friendly style.

Key Features of the Third Edition:
  • Updated to conform to the 2999 Load and Resistance Factor (LRFD) Design Specification and to the third edition of the LKFD Manual of Steel Construction
  • Includes approximately 500 homework problems. These have been revised, expanded, and updated from the previous edition.
  • INSTEP32 computer software included. Helps students electronically solve many of ,the design problems presented in the text
  • A new chapter entitled "Design of Steel Building Systems" has been added. As a part of this chapter, the nationally used commercial software package SAP2000 is introduced and used. A student version of the software is included with the textbook.

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