Steel Design
Steel Design
Steel Design
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Steel design, or more specifically, structural steel design, is an area of knowledge of structural engineering used to design steel structures. The structures can range from schools to homes to bridges. In structural engineering, a structure is a body or combination of pieces of rigid bodies in space to form a fitness system for supporting loads. Structures such as buildings, bridges, aircraft andships are all examples under steel structure. The effects of loads on structures are determined through structural analysis. Steel structure is steel construction material, a profile, formed with a specific shape or cross section and certain standards of chemical composition and mechanical properties. There are currently two common methods of steel design: The first (and older) method is the Allowable Strength Design (ASD) method. The second (newer) is the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) method.[1]
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2.1 Allowable Strength Design 2.2 Load and Resistance Factor Design
In this method, the engineer uses the ASD load combinations (below) to determine the required strength of a member and arranges for the allowable strength to satisfy this equation:
where:
Ra = required strength, Rn = nominal strength, specified in Chapters B through K of the AISC SCM, = safety factor, specified in Chapters B through K of the AISC SCM, Rn/ = allowable strength.
LRFD[edit]
In this method, the engineer uses the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) load combinations (below) to determine the required strength of a member and arranges for the allowable strength to satisfy this equation:
where:
Ru = required strength, Rn = nominal strength, specified in Chapters B through K of the AISC SCM, = resistance factor, specified in Chapters B through K of the AISC SCM, Rn = allowable strength.
D = dead load, Di = weight of Ice, E = earthquake load, F = load due to fluids with well-defined pressures and maximum heights, Fa = flood load, H = load due to lateral earth pressure, ground water pressure, or pressure of bulk materials, L = live load due to occupancy, Lr = roof live load, S = snow load, R = nominal load due to initial rainwater or ice, exclusive of the ponding contribution, T = self straining load, W = wind load, W i = wind on ice.
Special Provisions exist for accounting flood loads and atmospheric loads i.e. Di and W i
1.2D 1.0E + L + 0.2S + 0.9D + 1.6W + 1.6H 0.9D + 1.6 H (1.6W or 1.0E) where the letters for the loads are the same as for ASD. For the wind consideration, the ASCE allows a "position correction factor" which turns the coefficient of wind action to 1,36: 1,2D + 1,36W + .... the same above or 0,9D - 1,36W
Dimensions and properties of various types of steel sections available on the market (W, S, C, WT, HSS, etc.)
General Design Considerations Design of Flexural Members Design of Compression Members Design of Tension members Design of Members Subject to Combined Loading Design Consideration for Bolts Design Considerations for Welds Design of Connecting Elements Design of Simple Shear Connections Design of Flexure Moment Connections Design of Fully Restrained (FR) Moment Connections Design of Bracing Connections and Truss Connections Design of Beam Bearing Plates, Column Base Plates, Anchor Rods, and Column Splices Design of Hanger Connections, Bracket Plates, and Crane-Rail Connections Specifications and Codes Miscellaneous Data and Mathematical Information General Nomenclature
Canadian Institute of Steel Construction publishes the "CISC Handbook of steel Construction". CISC is a national industry organization representing the structural steel, open-web steel joist and steel plate fabrication industries in Canada. It serves the same purpose as the AIS