Simplified Design of Steel Structures

For over sixty years, a primary source for design of steel structures — now revised and updated. <p>Examining a wide range of steel structures, building types, and construction details, <i>Simplified Design of Steel Structures, Eighth Edition</i> is a reliable, easy-to-use handbook that covers all commonly used steel systems, practices, and research in the field, reinforced with examples of practical designs and general building structural systems.</p> <p>The Eighth Edition of this leading book in the noted Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides has been updated to conform to current building codes, design practices, and industry standards. Featuring a wealth of illustrations, expanded text examples, exercise problems, and a helpful glossary, this outstanding tool:</p> <ul> <li>Uses the latest American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) method of structural design.</li> <li>Provides fundamental and real-world coverage of steel structures that assumes no previous experience.</li> <li>Includes valuable study aids such as exercise problems, questions, and word lists to enhance usability.</li> </ul>