This highly illustrated manual provides practical guidance on structural steelwork detailing. It: describes the common structural shapes in use and how they are joined to form members and complete structures explains detailing practice and conventions provides detailing data for standard sections, bolts and welds emphasises the importance of tolerances in order to achieve proper site fit-up discusses the important link between good detailing and construction costs Examples of structures include single and multi-storey buildings, towers and bridges. The detailing shown will be suitable in principle for fabrication and erection in many countries, and the sizes shown will act as a guide to preliminary design. The third edition has been revised to take account of the new Eurocodes on structural steel work, together with their National Annexes. The new edition also takes account of developments in 3-D modelling techniques and it includes more CAD standard library details.

This highly illustrated manual provides practical guidance onstructural steelwork detailing. It:· describes the common structural shapes in use and howthey are joined to form members and complete structures· explains detailing practice and conventions· provides detailing data for standard sections, bolts andwelds· emphasises the importance of tolerances in order toachieve proper site fit-up· discusses the important link between good detailing andconstruction costsExamples of structures include single and multi-storeybuildings, towers and bridges. The detailing shown will be suitablein principle for fabrication and erection in many countries, andthe sizes shown will act as a guide to preliminary design.The third edition has been revised to take account of the newEurocodes on structural steel work, together with their NationalAnnexes. The new edition also takes account of developments in 3-Dmodelling techniques and it includes more CAD standard librarydetails.

List of Figures viiList of Tables ixPreface xi1 Use of Structural Steel 11.1 Why steel? 11.2 Structural steels 21.2.1 Requirements 21.2.2 Recommended grades 31.2.3 Weather resistant steels 41.3 Structural shapes 61.4 Tolerances 81.4.1 General 81.4.2 Worked examples - welding distortion for plate girder 121.5 Connections 151.6 Interface to foundations 161.7 Welding 161.7.1 Weld types 161.7.2 Processes 171.7.3 Weld size 181.7.4 Choice of weld type 191.7.5 Lamellar tearing 191.8 Bolting 201.8.1 General 201.8.2 High strength friction grip (HSFG) bolts 221.8.3 Tension control bolts 221.8.4 European bolting standards 231.9 Dos and don'ts 241.10 Protective treatment 241.11 Drawings 301.11.1 Engineer's drawings 301.11.2 Workshop drawings 331.11.3 Computer aided detailing 331.12 Codes of practice 331.12.1 Buildings 341.12.2 Bridges 342 Detailing Practice 362.1 General 362.2 Layout of drawings 362.3 Lettering 362.4 Dimensions 362.5 Projection 372.6 Scales 372.7 Revisions 372.8 Beam and column detailing conventions 372.9 Erection marks 382.10 Opposite handing 392.11 Welds 392.12 Bolts 392.13 Holding down bolts 392.14 Abbreviations 403 Design Guidance 413.1 General 413.2 Load capacities of simple connections 413.3 Sizes and load capacity of simple column bases 424 Detailing Data 525 Connection Details 846 Computer Aided Detailing 956.1 Introduction 956.2 Steelwork detailing 956.3 Constructing a 3-D model of a steel structure 976.4 Object orientation 996.5 CNC/rapid prototyping 996.6 Future developments 1017 Examples of Structures 1027.1 Multi-storey frame buildings 1027.1.1 Fire resistance 1057.2 Single-storey frame buildings 1067.3 Portal frame buildings 1077.4 Vessel support structure 1107.5 Roof over reservoir 1147.6 Tower 1177.7 Bridges 1217.8 Single-span highway bridge 1287.9 Highway sign gantry 1357.10 Staircase 139Table of Standards 141References 143Further Reading 144Appendix 146Index 167