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Ductile Design of Steel Structures - $87.95
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Finally, a book that provides insight into the
requirements central to earthquake-resistant design of steel structures.
An imposing body of research in structural
engineering shows that special care is needed to ensure the ductile response
of steel structures, particularly for earthquake-resistant design.
This reference book links the latest knowledge
on steel material, procedures for plastic design of steel structures and
design for ductile steel structures, explains the philosophy and research
findings that support the latest North American code provisions for
earthquake-resistance, and provides practical guidance on how to incorporate
this knowledge in design.
Written by experts in earthquake-resistant
design who are active in the development of seismic design guidelines, Ductile
Design of Steel Structures provides you with:
- Information on Steel Properties relevant to
ductile response, including post-yield and toughness characteristics, the
mechanics of the yielding process, resistance to low-cycle fatigue, and
modeling of steel for the purpose of analysis.
- Plastic Analysis and Design methods, from
plastic behavior at the cross-section level to systematic methods of plastic
structural analysis, with seismic and non-seismic examples of applications
of plastic design (such as the Autostress bridge design method).
- Design Procedures and Detailing Requirements
for ductile Earthquake-resistant moment-resisting frames and braced frames,
incorporating knowledge generated following the Northridge, California,
earthquake.
- Insight into special detailing requirements
for member stability necessary to achieve specified levels of rotation
capacity, and the relationships between codified design-force levels, drifts
and expected ductile response.
- Overview of steel energy dissipation systems
that offer new opportunities for new and retrofit steel construction.
Clearly, whether your focus is earthquake engineering or other areas
involving the plastic analysis and design of steel structures, this book
offers you the practical authoritative support you need.
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