Seismic Corner: When Other Loads Govern
For practicality and economic reasons, codes are reluctant to enforce design for full elastic forces, especially where seismic forces are large. Inelastic design complicates the design substantially and has led [...]
CISC Design Modules – Module 2
Eccentrically Loaded Weld Groups The second module in CISC's Design Modules lineup, "Eccentrically Loaded Weld Groups" is now available. The first module on "Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups" was the subject [...]
Steel Design Series – Welded Shapes – 1976 Series
Part 5 of the Steel Design Series (SDS-5) provides tables of properties and dimensions for the first series of Welded Wide-Flange (WWF) sections produced to metric dimensions, reprinted from the [...]
CISC Steel Design Modules – Module 1 Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups
CISC is introducing the first module in a new lineup of upcoming Steel Design Modules. Module 1, "Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups", covers traditional methods for determining the resistance of bolt [...]
HSS Corner Radii
The tables of Properties and Dimensions in Part 6 of the Handbook provide values of the depth (d), width (b) and wall thickness (t) of square and rectangular hollow structural [...]
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