A Useful Engineering Tool to Quickly Calculate the Compressive Resistance of Compression Members
One of the many hidden gems within the CISC’s Handbook of Steel Construction is the Unit Factored Compressive Resistances, Cr/A tables in Part 4. These tables provide a quick and [...]
Shear Lag in Angles Connected by Longitudinal Welds
The effect due to shear lag in a tension member is usually accounted for by means of an effective area method. For weld-connected members, Clause 12.3.3.3 of CSA S16-14 applies [...]
Designing Multi-Orientation Fillet Welds
Here is an example on how to apply the strength reduction factor, Mw for multi-orientation fillet welds. In the weld configuration shown in Figure 1, 8-millimetre fillet welds are used, [...]
Ductile Moment Connections
The discussion herein concerns ductile moment connections only and therefore does not apply to connections used in moment-resisting frames in ‘conventional construction’. Following the Northridge earthquake in 1994, North American [...]
Steel Products Today
Special Topic – Advantage Steel Issue No. 52Over the last two decades, the advent of modern steelmaking technology has economically raised the strength levels of common structural steel products...
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