Structural Steel DesignTypical Usage

Dr. Seshu Adluri

Steel Design - Dr. Seshu Adluri

Introduction

Glen canyon, Colorado

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Typical Steel Use

2003 Lamborghini Murcilago

Sydney harbour

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Typical Steel Use

Hybernia platform (grand banks, NL) topsides are steel

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Typical Steel Use

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Portal Structure

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Portal Frame

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Portal Frames

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Lattice Girders

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Bracing

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Portal frame systems

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Low pitch roof frame

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Cost of different options

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Saw-tooth Trusses

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Saw-tooth systems

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Umbrellas & Butterflies

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Portal frame with a valley

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Tied Portal Frame

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Pre-stressed portal frames

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Types of Columns for Portals

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Cranes in Steel Buildings

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Typical Steel-Concrete Structure

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Typical Steel Frame Structure

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Vierendeel girder

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Simple trusses

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Rail-station roof (19th C.)

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Eiffel’s Viaduct

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Vaulted Roofs

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Domes

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Deformation and Buckling of Domes

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Connections in space trusses

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Member ends in space trusses

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Arched systems

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Cable-Stayed Systems

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Cable systems

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Cables

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Cables

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Cable Systems

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Cable Stability

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Cable Stability

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Cable StabilityConical Membrane

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Cable nets

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Tents

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Cable Anchors

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Cable Anchors

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Cantilever Structures

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Multi-Storey Buildings

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Composite Slab

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Composite slab on prefab slab

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Composite Hollow-core Slabs

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Composite Hollow-core Slabs

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Composite construction for fire resistance

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Services through steel construction

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Services and secondary elements

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Transfer Beams

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Foundations

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Horizontal Bracing in Multi-storey Buildings

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Horizontal Bracing in Multi-storey Buildings

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Typical Bracing Meshes

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Sway Frames with Moment resistant joints

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Tall Buildings

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References

Many pictures in this file are taken from various sources such as CISC, AISC, etc. The copyrights for those materials are with the original sources. No copyright is claimed or implied by Dr. Seshu Adluri for things that are already under copyright protection. This file is for teaching purposes.