Chapter 1

Advanced Connections and Beam-Columns

Design of eccentric and seated connections

medium • 1 min read

Moment-resisting connections (welded and bolted)

medium • 2 min read

Behavior and design of beam-columns

medium • 3 min read

Interaction equations for combined axial and bending forces

medium • 4 min read

Column bases: slab bases and gusseted bases

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 2

Plate Girders and Gantry Girders

Proportioning of web and flanges for plate girders

medium • 1 min read

Design of intermediate and bearing stiffeners

medium • 2 min read

Web buckling and tension field action

medium • 3 min read

Loads on gantry girders and design process

medium • 4 min read

Fatigue considerations in crane, moving loads

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 3

Cold-Formed Steel Structures

Properties and sections of cold-formed steel

medium • 1 min read

Local buckling and effective width concept

medium • 2 min read

Design of compression members (stiffened and unstiffened)

medium • 3 min read

Design of flexural members and web crippling

medium • 4 min read

Connections in cold-formed steel construction

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 4

Industrial Buildings and Frames

Structural framing of industrial buildings

medium • 1 min read

Design of roof trusses and purlins

medium • 2 min read

Wind load calculations dynamically and statically

medium • 3 min read

Design of portal frames and gable frames

medium • 4 min read

Bracing systems for industrial sheds

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 5

Tubular Structures and Composite Design

Advantages and design of tubular truss members

medium • 1 min read

Welded tubular joints and joint strength

medium • 2 min read

Composite beams: steel-concrete interactions

medium • 3 min read

Shear connectors design and partial shear connection

medium • 4 min read

Composite columns (concrete-filled tubes and encased sections)

medium • 5 min read