Flexural Members
In the design of flexural members consideration must be given to bending strength, shear strength, and web crippling, as well as […]
Structural Steel
Fire Protection
There are several methods by which fire ratings can be readily achieved for structural-steel floor framing systems. These methods include application
Fillers
A filler is a plate inserted in a splice between a gusset or splice plate and stress-carrying members to fill
Fire Protection
Building codes play a dominant role in defining the level of fire protection that is expected by society. Typically, fire protection
Field Tolerances
Permissible variations from theoretical dimensions of an erected structure are specified in the AISC Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings
Fastener Spacing
Pitch is the distance (in) along the line of principal stress between centers of adjacent fasteners. It may be measured
Fatigue Design
Repetitive loading from locomotives and rolling stock can cause fatigue cracks to develop and grow in steel bridges. To guard against
Fabrication Tolerances
Variations from theoretical dimensions occur in hot-rolled structural steel because of the routine production process variations and the speed with which
Fatigue
A structural member subjected to cyclic loadings may eventually fail through initiation and propagation of cracks. This phenomenon is called