One of the most prominent features in the Handbook of Steel Construction, 11th edition, is the addition of availability data for wide-flange or W-shape sections. In Parts 4, 5 and 6, W-shapes that are commonly used and readily available are highlighted by the colour yellow, as shown on the accompanying figure. The design tables in which [...]
Designers must consider material availability when specifying section sizes, particularly for the heavier sizes in a nominal size range, and for small quantities of the less commonly used sizes. As regional availability of steel products varies, information on the availability of particular sizes can be obtained from either local steel fabricators, producers, and service centres. The [...]
Since the first edition of the CISC Handbook of Steel Construction published in 1967, commonly used design tables and data have been printed on coloured pages for easy reference. Handbook users are familiar with the yellow colour used for beam shear connections, green for column tables, and blue for beam tables. This colour scheme has remained [...]
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 easy method of calculating the compressive resistances of compression members, such as columns or struts. Essentially, the tables list the unit factored compressive resistance, Cr/A (in [...]