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Structural Steel Design and Construction

Allowable Stress Design, Welded Connections, Load Paths, and Code-Compliant Framing MethodsBy Nathaniel Kessler

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A steel member is only as good as the connection that delivers load into it. This book keeps both in view. Structural steel design is not a collection of isolated member checks. It is a continuous chain of decisions that begins with load paths and ends with fabrication and inspection. This book follows that chain from start to finish, showing how allowable stress design (ASD) fits within the broader landscape of modern steel design and how it relates to load and resistance factor design (LRFD). You will trace loads through a frame, size tension members against shear lag and block shear, check columns for flexural and local buckling, and design beams against lateral-torsional buckling using real bracing spacing. Every chapter connects the equations to the physical steel that must be cut, welded, bolted, erected, and inspected. Connection design receives extended treatment because connections govern the performance of the entire frame. You will work through bolted joints and slip-critical behaviour, fillet and groove weld sizing, weld symbols, shear tabs, end plates, and gusset plates. Later chapters address composite beams, braced and moment frames, base plates and anchorage, erection stability, and the fabrication and inspection details that decide whether the design gets built as drawn. The result is a practical reference that bridges analysis, code compliance, and constructability. What you will learn: • How structural steel moves from design office to fabrication shop to erected frame • How to trace gravity and lateral loads through complete load paths • How to apply allowable stress design and relate it to load and resistance factor design • How to size tension members against shear lag and block shear • How to check compression members for flexural and local buckling • How to design beams for lateral-torsional buckling with realistic bracing spacing • How to detail bolted and welded connections, including slip-critical joints and weld symbols • How to design shear and moment connections, composite beams, and lateral systems • How to handle base plates, anchorage, erection stability, fabrication, inspection, and protection This book is written for structural engineers, steel detailers, fabricators, and engineering students who need a clear, code-compliant guide to steel design and construction. Whether you are preparing calculations for a building project, checking shop drawings, or studying for a structural engineering course, the chapters provide the methods and context to design steel frames that perform as intended and can be built efficiently.

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GenreTechnology

Length14 hrs 57 mins

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Publish dateSep 27, 2026

LanguageEnglish

1Structural Steel Design and Construction

2Foreword

3Preface

4About This Book

5Important Safety Notice

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6Chapter 1: Structural Steel and the Delivery Process

71.1 Steel as a Structural Material

81.2 Steel Grades and Product Forms

91.3 How Shapes Are Made and What the Mill Delivers

101.4 From Design Drawing to Shop Drawing

111.5 Fabrication, Delivery, and Erection Sequence

121.6 Roles, Responsibility, and the Safety Notice

13Chapter 2: Loads and Load Paths

142.1 Dead, Live, and Environmental Loads

152.2 Tributary Areas and Load Takeoff

162.3 Load Combinations and the Working-Stress View

172.4 Tracing Lateral Loads to the Foundation

182.5 Continuous Load Path and the Design Frame Used in This Book

19Chapter 3: Design Basis

203.1 Allowable Stress Design and Where the Safety Lives

213.2 Load and Resistance Factor Design and the Relationship Between Bases

223.3 Limit States, Strength, and Serviceability

233.4 Effective Length, Slenderness, and Stability as a Design Theme

243.5 Design Procedure, Documentation, and the Running Example’s Basis

25Chapter 4: Tension Members

264.1 Gross Section Yielding and the Allowable Tensile Stress

274.2 Net Section Fracture, Hole Layout, and Shear Lag

284.3 Block Shear and Other Rupture Limit States

294.4 Slenderness, Sag, and Detailing of Tension Members

30Chapter 5: Compression Members

315.1 Euler Buckling and the Column Curve

325.2 Effective Length Factors and Column Selection

335.3 Local Buckling and Width-Thickness Limits

345.4 Built-Up Members, Lacing, and Column Base Detailing

35Chapter 6: Beams in Bending

366.1 Flexure, Section Modulus, and Allowable Bending Stress

376.2 Lateral-Torsional Buckling and Bracing Spacing

386.3 Shear, Web Openings, and Concentrated Forces

396.4 Deflection, Camber, and Serviceability

40Chapter 7: Beam-Columns

417.1 Interaction Equations and Their Meaning

427.2 Second-Order Effects and Notional Loads

437.3 Bracing Requirements for Beam-Columns

447.4 Design Procedure for a Beam-Column

45Chapter 8: Bolted Connections

468.1 Bolt Grades, Hole Types, and Installation

478.2 Bearing-Type Connections: Shear, Bearing, and Tear-Out

488.3 Slip-Critical Connections and Pretensioned Joints

498.4 Spacing, Edge Distance, Block Shear, and Connection Layout

50Chapter 9: Welded Connections

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