INTRODUCTION
General Observations
Codes of Practice and Normalization
Basis of Design
Ultimate limit states
Serviceability limit states
Durability
Sustainability
Materials
Material specification
Mechanical properties
Toughness and through thickness properties
Fatigue properties
Corrosion resistance
Geometric Characteristics and Tolerances
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Structural Modelling, Worked Examples
Global Analysis of Steel Structures, Worked Examples
Classification of Cross Sections
DESIGN OF MEMBERS
Tension, Worked Examples
Laterally Restrained Beams, Worked Examples
Torsion, Worked Examples
Compression, Worked Examples
Laterally Unrestrained Beams, Worked Examples
Beam-Columns, Worked Examples
ELASTIC DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
Simplified Methods of Analysis
Amplified sway-moment method
Sway-mode buckling length method
Worked Example
Member Stability of Non-prismatic Members and Components
Non-prismatic members
Members with intermediate restraints
General method
Worked Example
Design Example 1: Elastic Design of Braced Steel-Framed Building
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General Rules for Plastic Design
Plastic limit analysis: method of mechanisms
Code requirements for plastic analysis
Methods of Analysis
Approximate methods for pre-design
Computational analysis
2nd order effects
Worked Example
Member Stability and Buckling Resistance
General criteria for the verification of the stability of members with plastic hinges
Bracings
Verification of the stability of members with plastic hinges
Worked Examples
Design Example 2: Plastic Design of Industrial Building
REFERENCES
Design of steel structures : Eurocode 3 : design of steel structures, part 1-1 : general rules and rules for buildings by ECCS - European Convention for Constructional Steelwork. ISBN 9783433606506. Published by Ernst & Sohn in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.