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CONTENTS
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
How to Use This Book xv
Chapter 1. Conversion Factors for Civil
Engineering Practice 1
Chapter 2. Beam Formulas 11
Continuous Beams / 11
Ultimate Strength of Continuous Beams / 46
Beams of Uniform Strength / 52
Safe Loads for Beams of Various Types / 53
Rolling and Moving Loads / 53
Curved Beams / 65
Elastic Lateral Buckling of Beams / 69
Combined Axial and Bending Loads / 72
Unsymmetrical Bending / 73
Eccentric Loading / 73
Natural Circular Frequencies and Natural Periods of
Vibration of Prismatic Beams / 74
Torsion in Structural Members / 76
Strain Energy in Structural Members / 76
Fixed-End Moments in Beams / 79
Chapter 3. Column Formulas 81
General Considerations / 81
Short Columns / 81
Eccentric Loads on Columns / 83
Columns of Special Materials / 88
Column Base Plate Design / 90
American Institute of Steel Construction
Allowable-Stress Design Approach / 91
Composite Columns / 92
Elastic Flexural Buckling of Columns / 94
Allowable Design Loads for Aluminum Columns / 96
Ultimate Strength Design Concrete Columns / 97
Design of Axially Loaded Steel Columns / 102
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