Steel Design

Designed so that instructors can easily teach either LRFD or ASD, or both with most examples incorporating both LRFD and ASD solutions.
Assigned problems are given at the end of each chapter, providing practice with both approaches, and where appropriate, the required approach is specified in the statement of the problem.
Answers to selected problems are given at the back of the book.
Although this book is oriented toward practical design, sufficient theory is included to avoid a "cookbook" approach.
Instructor Resources including a full Instructor's Solutions Manual, PowerPoint slides, and Lecture Builder PowerPoints are available for free download for Instructors. STEEL DESIGN covers the fundamentals of structural steel design with an emphasis on the design of members and their connections, rather than the integrated design of buildings. The book is designed so that instructors can easily teach LRFD, ASD, or both, time-permitting. The application of fundamental principles is encouraged for design procedures as well as for practical design, but More »