Steel Structures Design for Lateral and Vertical Forces, Second Edition

Steel Structures Design for Lateral and Vertical Forces, Second Edition

<p><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><b>Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, <span style="white-space:pre"></span>authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.</b></font></p><p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><br></span></p><p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><b>A Thoroughly Updated Guide to the Design of Steel Structures</b></span></p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">This comprehensive resource offers practical coverage of steel structures design and clearly </span>explains the provisions of the 2015 International Building Code, the American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE 7-10, and the American Institute of Steel Construction AISC 360-10 and AISC 341-10.<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Steel Structures Design for Lateral and Vertical Forces</i>,<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </b>Second<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </b>Edition, features start-to-finish engineering strategies that encompass the entire range of steel building materials, members, and loads. </span>All techniques strictly conform to the latest ­codes and specifications. A brand new chapter on the design of steel structures for lateral loads explains design techniques and innovations in concentrically and eccentrically braced frames and moment frames. <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Throughout, design examples, including step-by-step solutions, and end-of-chapter problems using both ASD and LRFD methods demonstrate real-world applications and illustrate how code requirements apply to both lateral and vertical forces.<!--?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /--><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">This up-to-date Second Edition covers:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><span style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Steel Buildings and Design Criteria<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><span style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Design Loads<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"