Steel Structures Considerations to Reduce Failures due to Instability
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Reston :
American Society of Civil Engineers,
2021.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Abstract: | Prepared by the Committee on Practice to Reduce Failures of the Forensics Engineering Division of ASCESteel Structures:Considerations to Reduce Failures due to Instability provides a detailed overview of the issuesassociated with theinstability of steel structures. As structures have developed and evolved to utilize both slender and less heavy elements, the incidence of buckling instability has increasingly been encountered. Communication between the design and construction teams, changes in the design and construction contract process, and continuing education are vital to the thorough understanding of potential instabilityof steel structures and forpreventing reoccurrence of failures.This book focuses on the various forms of instability associated with compressive forces, bending, shear, and torsion, including global and local buckling. Topics covered includeCase studies of nineteenth and twentieth century failures;Introduction to the theory of instability, including its historical development;Material considerations;Effects of welding and fabrication details;Load demands; andRecommendations on current practice for both temporary conditions and permanent design.This book will be of value to structural and civil engineers, architects, contractors, steel fabricators, erectors, and those involved with the assessment and design of steel structures. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (157 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1523144629 9781523144624 0784483647 9780784483640 |