Steel Structures: Design and Behavior book review

The design of steel structures has developed over the past hundred years from a simple approach involving a few basic parameters of raw steel and elementary calculations to a more sophisticated treatment demanding a deep know-how of structural behaviour and physical metallurgy. The 5th edition of Steel Structures: Design and Behavior strives to present in a logical manner the theoretical background needed for developing and explaining design requirements. Beginning with the description of a solid background on steel including many references to ongoing research, the development of specific formulas used in the AISC specific is followed by a enormous number of design examples explaining in detail the procedure of selecting minimum weight members to satisfy given requirements for designing a structure.




This book contains both the theoretical knowledge and practical applications needed to thoroughly understand both LRFD and ASD steel design and engineering. The challenges given after concluding each chapter can be worked using these methods. The example solutions within the chapters provide valuable insight to procedures and techniques in mastering problems. The book is certainly an enrichment for the library of any practicioner or student of structural engineering involving steel.