Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures to BS 5950

Third Edition

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• ISBN: 978-0-419-23820-1
• Binding: Paperback
• Published by: Taylor and Francis
• Publication Date: 19th July 2001
• Pages: 488
• Illustrations: r 0 line figures and 2 b+w photos

About the Book

The third edition of this successful textbook is concerned specifically with the design of steel structures to the British Standard BS 5950. Thoroughly revised and updated in accordance with the latest 2000 amendment to Part 1 of the standard, it discusses all aspects of the behaviour of steel structures, and criteria used in their design.
With copious worked examples, The Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures to BS 5950 is an ideal course textbook for senior undergraduate students, and will also provide a useful reference source for the practising engineer.

Reviews

'Comprehensive in tackling subjects the students find difficult' - Dr Walid Tizani, University of Nottingham

Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction. Tension Members. Compression Members. Local Buckling of Thin Plate Members. In-Plane Bending of Beams. Lateral Buckling of Beams. Beam-Columns. Frames. Connections. Torsion Members. Index.

About the Author(s)

David Nethercot is head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Imperial College, London. He is the chairman, and only full-time academic member, of the main BSI Committee responsible for all parts of BS5950. He has extensive experience of research, teaching and specialist advisory work in structural steelwork, and is on the editorial boards of a number of steelwork journals.

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