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

Ambrose, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471165743 ISBN 13: 9780471165743

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Synopsis

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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Review

"This handbook for students details commonly used systems, design practices, and research in steel structures, with examples of practical designs and general building structural systems. This edition has been updated to meet building codes, design practices, and industry standards." ( Book News, February 2008)

From the Back Cover

For over sixty years, a primarysource for design of steel structures now revised and updated

Examining a wide range of steel structures, building types, and construction details, Simplified Design of Steel Structures, Eighth Edition is a reliable, easy–to–use handbook that covers all commonly used steel systems, practices, and research in the field, reinforced with examples of practical designs and general building structural systems.

The Eighth Edition of this leading book in the noted Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides has been updated to conform to current building codes, design practices, and industry standards. Featuring a wealth of illustrations, expanded text examples, exercise problems, and a helpful glossary, this outstanding tool:

• Uses the latest American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) method of structural design

• Provides fundamental and real–world coverage of steel structures that assumes no previous experience

• Includes valuable study aids such as exercise problems, questions, and word lists to enhance usability

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471165743
• ISBN 13: 9780471165743
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464