STEEL STRUCTURE DESIGN HANDBOOK – VOLUME 4: From detailing to fabrication, fabrication to erection, design to digital workflow, and construction to lifecycle reuse - Softcover

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STEEL STRUCTURE DESIGN HANDBOOK – VOLUME 4

Detailing, Construction, Durability, Fire, Optimization, Sustainability and Digital Steel Engineering
Designing a steel structure is only the beginning.

Steel Structure Design Handbook – Volume 4 takes the reader beyond structural calculations into the practical processes that transform engineering concepts into safe, constructible, durable, economical, sustainable, and digitally integrated steel structures.

Beginning with steel structural detailing, the book explains fabrication drawings, erection drawings, connection detailing, bolts, welds, stiffeners, gusset plates, splices, base plates, tolerances, cambering, BIM-based detailing, and detailing quality control.

It then follows the structure into the physical world through fabrication and erection, covering material receiving, cutting, drilling, welding, assembly, inspection, surface preparation, transportation, crane erection, temporary bracing, field connections, and erection tolerances.

The book addresses the critical requirements of quality assurance and inspection, including material verification, dimensional inspection, welding inspection, visual examination, ultrasonic testing, radiographic testing, magnetic-particle testing, dye-penetrant testing, bolt inspection, coating inspection, documentation, and traceability.

The focus then shifts to long-term performance through comprehensive treatment of corrosion protection, durability, maintenance, and structural fire design. Protective coatings, galvanizing, weathering steel, drainage, lifecycle durability, fire resistance, thermal analysis, intumescent coatings, spray-applied protection, concrete encasement, and fire-resistant connections are examined.

The book also explores how engineers can create better solutions through structural optimization and value engineering. Material efficiency, member optimization, connection optimization, fabrication and erection costs, lifecycle cost, standardization, sustainability, and embodied carbon are brought together in a broader whole-life decision-making framework.

A dedicated section addresses the rapidly changing world of computer-aided design, BIM, parametric engineering, artificial intelligence, digital fabrication, and digital twins. The emphasis is not simply on using software, but on creating reliable, coordinated, verifiable digital information throughout the project lifecycle.

The volume concludes with Integrated Steel Structure Design Practice and Case Studies, demonstrating how structural engineering, architecture, foundations, fabrication, erection, quality control, fire, durability, cost, sustainability, BIM, and digital technologies can be brought together into one coherent workflow.

What makes this volume valuable?

• Practical treatment of steel detailing and construction
• Fabrication and erection considerations
• Quality control and inspection procedures
• Corrosion protection and durability
• Structural fire engineering
• Optimization and value engineering
• Sustainable and low-carbon steel design
• Computer-aided steel structure design
• BIM and parametric workflows
• AI and digital engineering applications
• Integrated design methodologies
• Representative structural case studies
• Professional design and checking principles

This volume is written for structural engineers, steel detailers, fabricators, erectors, consultants, QA/QC professionals, construction managers, BIM specialists, architects, engineering students, researchers, and practicing professionals seeking a comprehensive understanding of modern steel structure delivery.

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