| Preface | p. ix |
| Units and conversion factors | p. x |
| Glossary of terms | p. xi |
| Notations | p. xv |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Steel structures | p. 1 |
| Design | p. 3 |
| Material behaviour | p. 8 |
| Member and structure behaviour | p. 14 |
| Loads | p. 17 |
| Analysis of steel structures | p. 21 |
| Design of steel structures | p. 24 |
| References | p. 30 |
| Tension members | p. 33 |
| Introduction | p. 33 |
| Concentrically loaded tension members | p. 33 |
| Eccentrically and locally connected tension members | p. 37 |
| Bending of tension members | p. 39 |
| Stress concentrations | p. 40 |
| Design of tension members | p. 42 |
| Worked examples | p. 45 |
| Unworked examples | p. 48 |
| References | p. 49 |
| Compression members | p. 50 |
| Introduction | p. 50 |
| Elastic compression members | p. 51 |
| Inelastic compression members | p. 55 |
| Real compression members | p. 61 |
| Design of compression members | p. 62 |
| Restrained compression members | p. 65 |
| Other compression members | p. 74 |
| Appendix - elastic compression members | p. 78 |
| Appendix - inelastic compression members | p. 81 |
| Appendix - effective lengths of compression members | p. 83 |
| Appendix - torsional buckling | p. 88 |
| Worked examples | p. 89 |
| Unworked examples | p. 96 |
| References | p. 98 |
| Local buckling of thin-plate elements | p. 100 |
| Introduction | p. 100 |
| Plate elements in compression | p. 102 |
| Plate elements in shear | p. 113 |
| Plate elements in bending | p. 118 |
| Plate elements in bending and shear | p. 121 |
| Plate elements in bearing | p. 124 |
| Design against local buckling | p. 126 |
| Appendix - elastic buckling of plate elements in compression | p. 139 |
| Worked examples | p. 141 |
| Unworked examples | p. 151 |
| References | p. 152 |
| In-plane bending of beams | p. 154 |
| Introduction | p. 154 |
| Elastic analysis of beams | p. 156 |
| Bending stresses in elastic beams | p. 157 |
| Shear stresses in elastic beams | p. 163 |
| Plastic analysis of beams | p. 175 |
| Strength design of beams | p. 183 |
| Serviceability design of beams | p. 189 |
| Appendix - bending stresses in elastic beams | p. 190 |
| Appendix - thin-walled section properties | p. 191 |
| Appendix - shear stresses in elastic beams | p. 195 |
| Appendix - plastic analysis of beams | p. 197 |
| Worked examples | p. 205 |
| Unworked examples | p. 224 |
| References | p. 225 |
| Lateral buckling of beams | p. 227 |
| Introduction | p. 227 |
| Elastic beams | p. 228 |
| Inelastic beams | p. 237 |
| Real beams | p. 239 |
| Design against lateral buckling | p. 240 |
| Restrained beams | p. 245 |
| Cantilevers and overhanging beams | p. 253 |
| Braced and continuous beams | p. 256 |
| Rigid frames | p. 261 |
| Monosymmetric beams | p. 263 |
| Non-uniform beams | p. 266 |
| Appendix - elastic beams | p. 268 |
| Appendix - effective lengths of beams | p. 273 |
| Appendix - monosymmetric beams | p. 274 |
| Worked examples | p. 275 |
| Unworked examples | p. 290 |
| References | p. 291 |
| Beam-columns | p. 295 |
| Introduction | p. 295 |
| In-plane behaviour of isolated beam-columns | p. 296 |
| Flexural-torsional buckling of isolated beam-columns | p. 311 |
| Biaxial bending of isolated beam-columns | p. 319 |
| Appendix - in-plane behaviour of elastic beam-columns | p. 323 |
| Appendix - flexural-torsional buckling of elastic beam-columns | p. 326 |
| Worked examples | p. 329 |
| Unworked examples | p. 343 |
| References | p. 345 |
| Frames | p. 347 |
| Introduction | p. 347 |
| Triangulated frames | p. 348 |
| Two-dimensional flexural frames | p. 350 |
| Three-dimensional flexural frames | p. 372 |
| Worked examples | p. 373 |
| Unworked examples | p. 386 |
| References | p. 388 |
| Joints | p. 392 |
| Introduction | p. 392 |
| Joint components | p. 392 |
| Arrangement of joints | p. 396 |
| Behaviour of joints | p. 398 |
| Common joints | p. 406 |
| Design of bolts | p. 410 |
| Design of bolted plates | p. 414 |
| Design of welds | p. 417 |
| Appendix - elastic analysis of joints | p. 420 |
| Worked examples | p. 423 |
| Unworked examples | p. 431 |
| References | p. 432 |
| Torsion members | p. 433 |
| Introduction | p. 433 |
| Uniform torsion | p. 436 |
| Non-uniform torsion | p. 449 |
| Torsion design | p. 461 |
| Torsion and bending | p. 466 |
| Distortion | p. 469 |
| Appendix - uniform torsion | p. 471 |
| Appendix - non-uniform torsion | p. 473 |
| Worked examples | p. 478 |
| Unworked examples | p. 484 |
| References | p. 485 |
| Index | p. 487 |
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