Structural steel selection considerations : a guide for students, educators, designers, and builders / Reidar Bjorhovde ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bjorhovde, Reidar.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Steel, Structural.

Building, Iron and steel.

Physical Description:

110 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers ; Chicago, Ill. : American Institute of Steel Construction, 2001.

Contents:

2. Key Properties of Structural Steel 4

2.1 Test Methods for Mechanical and Other Properties 5

2.2 Mechanical Properties 13

2.3 Metallurgical Characteristics 22

2.4 Chemistry of Structural Steel 27

2.5 Weldability of Structural Steel 35

2.6 Other Characteristics 37

2.7 The Certified Mill Test Report 47

3. Grades and Types of Structural Steel 55

3.1 Grades of Steel for Shapes and Plates 55

3.2 Grades of Steel for Hollow Structural Sections and Pipe 59

3.3 Other Steel Grades 61

4. Structural Design Considerations 62

4.1 How to Specify Structural Steel 63

4.2 Member Design: Strength Considerations 65

4.3 Member Design: Stiffness and Serviceability Considerations 67

4.4 Connection Design: Strength Considerations 69

4.5 Connection Design: Stiffness Considerations 71

4.6 Environmental and Other Loading Considerations in Structural Steel 71

4.7 Impact of Residual Stresses on Member Performance 72

4.8 Section and Rolling Tolerances 74

4.9 Member Size Selection Based on Standard Mill Lengths 75

5. Steel Fabrication Considerations 76

5.1 Order Preparation 78

5.2 Steel Product Considerations 81.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-104) and index.

ISBN:

0784405395

OCLC:

45093740