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| About the Author | p. v |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| Structural Design | p. 3 |
| Loads | p. 6 |
| Building Codes | p. 7 |
| Design Specifications | p. 7 |
| Structural Steel | p. 8 |
| Standard Cross-Sectional Shapes | p. 12 |
| Problems | p. 17 |
| Concepts in Structural Steel Design | p. 21 |
| Design P... MORE | p. 21 |
| American Institute of Steel Construction Specification | p. 23 |
| Load Factors, Resistance Factors, and Load Combinations for LRFD | p. 24 |
| Safety Factors and Load Combinations for ASD | p. 26 |
| Probabilistic Basis of Load and Resistance Factors | p. 30 |
| Steel Construction Manual | p. 34 |
| Design Computations and Precision | p. 36 |
| Problems | p. 38 |
| Tension Members | p. 41 |
| Introduction | p. 41 |
| Tensile Strength | p. 42 |
| Effective Area | p. 50 |
| Staggered Fasteners | p. 57 |
| Block Shear | p. 64 |
| Design of Tension Members | p. 67 |
| Threaded Rods and Cables | p. 76 |
| Tension Members in Roof Trusses | p. 79 |
| Pin-Connected Members | p. 88 |
| Problems | p. 90 |
| Compression Members | p. 109 |
| Introduction | p. 109 |
| Column Theory | p. 110 |
| AISC Requirements | p. 117 |
| Local Stability | p. 121 |
| Tables for Compression Members | p. 130 |
| Design | p. 132 |
| More on Effective Length | p. 138 |
| Torsional and Flexural-Torsional Buckling | p. 155 |
| Built-Up Members | p. 162 |
| Problems | p. 171 |
| Beams | p. 189 |
| Introduction | p. 189 |
| Bending Stress and the Plastic Moment | p. 190 |
| Stability | p. 196 |
| Classification of Shapes | p. 198 |
| Bending Strength of Compact Shapes | p. 199 |
| Bending Strength of Noncompact Shapes | p. 211 |
| Summary of Moment Strength | p. 215 |
| Shear Strength | p. 216 |
| Deflection | p. 224 |
| Design | p. 226 |
| Floor and Roof Framing Systems | p. 239 |
| Holes in Beams | p. 245 |
| Open-Web Steel Joists | p. 248 |
| Beam Bearing Plates and Column Base Plates | p. 251 |
| Biaxial Bending | p. 265 |
| Bending Strength of Various Shapes | p. 276 |
| Problems | p. 281 |
| Beam-Columns | p. 299 |
| Definition | p. 299 |
| Interaction Formulas | p. 300 |
| Methods of Analysis for Required Strength | p. 305 |
| The Moment Amplification Method | p. 307 |
| Braced versus Unbraced Frames | p. 310 |
| Members in Braced Frames | p. 311 |
| Members in Unbraced Frames | p. 327 |
| Design of Beam-Columns | p. 339 |
| Trusses with Top-Chord Loads Between Joints | p. 358 |
| Problems | p. 363 |
| Simple Connections | p. 377 |
| Introduction | p. 377 |
| Bolted Shear Connections: Failure Modes | p. 380 |
| Bearing Strength, Spacing, and Edge-Distance Requirements | p. 382 |
| Shear Strength | p. 388 |
| Installation of High-Strength Bolts | p. 394 |
| Slip-Critical and Bearing-Type Connections | p. 396 |
| Design Examples | p. 402 |
| High-Strength Bolts in Tension | p. 416 |
| Combined Shear and Tension in Fasteners | p. 428 |
| Welded Connections | p. 441 |
| Fillet Welds 443 Problems | p. 461 |
| Eccentric Connections | p. 477 |
| Examples of Eccentric Connections | p. 477 |
| Eccentric Bolted Connections: Shear Only | p. 478 |
| Eccentric Bolted Connections: Shear Plus Tension | p. 491 |
| Eccentric Welded Connections: Shear Only | p. 496 |
| Eccentric Welded Connections: Shear Plus Tension | p. 511 |
| Moment-Resisting Connections | p. 519 |
| Column Stiffeners and Other Reinforcement | p. 536 |
| End Plate Connections | p. 558 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 572 |
| Problems | p. 572 |
| Composite Construction | p. 593 |
| Introduction | p. 593 |
| Shored versus Unshored Construction | p. 604 |
| Effective Flange Width | p. 606 |
| Steel Headed Stud Anchors | p. 610 |
| Design | p. 613 |
| Deflections | p. 620 |
| Composite Beams with Formed Steel Deck | p. 624 |
| Tables for Composite Beam Analysis and Design | p. 636 |
| Continuous Beams | p. 644 |
| Composite Columns | p. 645 |
| Problems | p. 655 |
| Plate Girders | p. 665 |
| Introduction | p. 665 |
| General Considerations | p. 667 |
| AISC Requirements for Proportions of Plate Girders | p. 670 |
| Flexural Strength | p. 672 |
| Shear Strength | p. 675 |
| Bearing Stiffeners | p. 680 |
| Design 695 Problems | p. 713 |
| Appendix Plastic Analysis and Design | p. 718 |
| Introduction | p. 718 |
| AISC Requirements | p. 720 |
| Analysis | p. 721 |
| Design | p. 726 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 729 |
| References | p. 730 |
| Answers to Selected Problems | p. 735 |
| Index | p. 739 |
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