Design of Steel Structures Quick-Card Part 3/3 Based on AISC 360-16

Design of Steel Structures 3/3, Based on AISC 360-16

This is the third part of a three-part series that cover the design of steel structures, simply and comprehensively. It includes equations and illustrations that help the reader to understand all the points of the covered topics.

Topics Covered:

Introduction to Connections:

• Types of Connections.

Design of Welds:

• Tee, Edge, Corner, Butt, and Lap Joints.
• Fillet Welds, PJP, CJP Welds.
• Symbols of Welds.
• Strength of Welds.
• Effective Weld Area.
• Available Strength of Welded Joints.

Design of Bolts:

• Types of Bolts.
• Designation of Bolts.
• Snug-Tightened, Pretensioned Joints, and Slip Critical Joints.
• Edge Distance and End Distance.
• Available Strength of Bolted Joints.

Design of Connecting Elements:

• Tensile Strength, Compression Strength, Shear Strength, and Block-Shear Strength of Connecting Elements.
• Flange Local Bending.
• Web Local Yielding, Local Crippling, Sidesway Buckling, Compression Buckling, Panel-Zone Shear
• Design of Transverse and Diagonal Stiffeners.

Design of Shear Connections.

Design of Moment Connections.

Design of Bracing Connections.

Design of Base Connections.

List of AISC Tables:

Referenced Codes and Standards

• Specifications for Structural Steel Buildings (ANSI/AISC 360-16).
• Steel Construction Manual (AISC 325-15th Edition).
• RCSC- Specifications for Structural Joints Using High Strength Bolts.
• AISC Design Examples.Version.15.1.
• AISC Design Guide No.01.
• AISC Design Guide No.04.