• Rolf Kindmann, Matthias Kraus.

• Description
  This book presents the design of steel structures using finite element methods (FEM) according to the current state of the art in Germany and the rest of Europe. After a short introduction on the basics of the design, this book illustrates the FEM with a focus on internal forces, displacements, critical loads and modal shapes. Next to finite element procedures for linear calculations considering the stress states of normal force, biaxial bending and warping torsion, non-linear calculations and the stability cases of flexural buckling, lateral torsional buckling and plate buckling are concentrated on significantly. In this context, design procedures for stability according to the standard Eurocode 3 is introduced and discussed. In addition, important fundamental issues are covered, such as the determination of cross-section properties as well as the elastic and plastic cross-section resistance. Complementary, finite element procedures for cross sections are dealt with, which will have an increasing importance in the future.
  This book has evolved within the teaching activities of the authors in the lecture Computer-oriented Design of Steel Structures on the Masters Programme Computational Engineering at the University of Bochum. It covers the total variety of demands needed to be discussed for the safe, economic and modern design of steel structures.

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• Edited by S.K. Ghosh, Susan Dowty and Prabuddha Dasgupta.

• Description
  This book focuses on the revisions to the seismic load requirements set forth in the latest edition of the Standard for minimum design loads.  Mirroring the organization of the seismic chapters in ASCE 7-10, this handy reference briefly summarizes each change to the seismic provisions that might affect actual practice or enforcement and immediately follows up with the precise wording of the change.

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• Edited by Dirk M. Kestner, P.E.; Jennifer Goupil, P.E.; Emily Lorenz, P.E.

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  Sponsored by the Sustainability Committee of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE.
  This report presents guidelines that are intended to advance the understanding of sustainability in the structural community and to incorporate concepts of sustainability into structural engineering standards and practices. The guidelines are organized into five sections:
  - Sustainable Design and Construction
  - Sustainable Strategies
  - Building Materials
  - Infrastructure
  - Case Studies
  
  Although many of the subjects are related, each section and the related subsections have been written to stand alone, allowing this report to be used as a practical reference. Infrastructure gets particular attention because many of the concepts and ideas in this guide that relate to infrastructure can also be applied to design and construction.
  
  This report was written for structural engineers, but related disciplines will also benefit from the contents. This book will help structural engineers as they meet the challenge to design and construct a sustainable built environment

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• Sebastián Carrasco Navarrete, Ricardo Herrera, Juan Felipe Beltrán, Leonardo Massone (Universidad de Chile)

• En este documento se presentan recomendaciones de diseño de columnas mixtas de acero-hormigón solicitadas por tracción, compresión, momento y corte, los cuales han sido elaborados en base a la comparación de los resultados obtenidos usando tres normas internacionales distintas: AISC 360-05, ACI 318-05, Eurocódigo 4-2004.

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• Standards ASCE/SEI 55-10

• Description
  This standard provides minimum criteria for the design and performance of membrane-covered cable and rigid member structures, including frame structures, collectively known as tensile membrane structures. It includes permanent and temporary structures. The requirements of this standard apply whether the tensile membrane structure is independent of or attached to another structure.

  This standard will be valuable to engineers and practitioners involved in the construction and/or design of tensile membrane structures.  

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• Akbar Tamboli (author)
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  Fully updated with the latest AISC and ICC codes and specifications, Handbook of Structural Steel Connection Design and Details, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive resource on load and resistance factor design (LRFD) available. This authoritative volume surveys the leading methods for connecting structural steel components, covering state-of-the-art techniques and materials, and includes new information on welding and connections. Hundreds of detailed examples, photographs, and illustrations are found throughout this practical handbook.

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• CBCA
• Este manual complementa la literatura disponible en el área de seguridad contra incendios de estructuras de acero, con la información y los cuadros, tomados de fuentes de referencia importantes, como las normas técnicas nacionales e internacionales y obras de reconocidos expertos nacionales e internacionales en este ámbito..

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• Tadaki Kawada, Ph.D.; translated by Harukazu Ohashi, Ph.D.; edited by Richard Scott, M.E.S.

• Description
  "When he was thinking about how to build a bridge across the River Tweed, Sir Samuel Brown stopped while observing a spider's web. Right at this time he discovered the suspension bridge." —Charles Bender, 1868.
  The English translation of Tadaki Kawada's landmark book traces the modern suspension bridge from its earliest appearance in Western civilization only 200 years ago to the enormous Akashi Kaikyo and Storebælt bridges completed at the end of the twentieth century. This book examines the conflicts, the bridge collapses, the colorful personalities, and the advancements that have shaped the development of the suspension bridge.
  From John Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge to the legendary rivalry between Othmar Ammann and David Steinman, from the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse in 1940, which Kawada explores in depth, to the closing of London's Millennium Bridge just three days after its opening, this book is a complete history of the modern suspension bridge—with a focus on the two essential factors in suspension bridge design, economy and stiffness, which are always in competition with one another. How do engineers reinforce the suspension bridge against the elements of wind and traffic, without sacrificing economy?
  This book will appeal to anyone interested in engineering history and suspension bridges. Practicing engineers will find the charts, tables, and design formulas especially valuable.  

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Editors: Jean Marc Franssen, Venkatesh Kodur, Raul Zaharia

• Ronald D. Ziemian (Editor)

• La importancia permanente y la vitalidad de las investigaciones en los problemas de Estabilidad se deben a los desarrollos técnicos y económicos que demandan estructuras cada vez más resistentes, pero a su vez cada vez más ligeras en una cantidad creciente de usos. Esta expansión fue hecha posible por desarrollos en manufactura (metalurgia, conformado en frío, soldadura); teoría y entendimiento del comportamiento bajo cargas; tecnología de fabricación tal como el armado automático de elementos estructurales; el diseño asistido por computadoras; la competencia en costos de materiales no metálicos: la eficiencia en la construcción. Estos desarrollos no sólo cambiaron la forma en que las estructuras tradicionales son diseñadas y construidas, sino que también hicieron posible el uso a bajo costo de materiales en otros aplicaciones tales como plataformas off-shore, vehículos de transporte, estructura  para el espacio exterior.
  En todos esos usos la demanda es de materiales más resistentes y de menor peso. Llevan inexorablemente a las estructuras a una situación en que la consideración de la estabilidad cumple un papel crucial en el diseño. La creciente resistencia a la vez que la creciente esbeltez lleva a problemas de inestabilidad.
  El libro de Zieman (Guía a los Criterios de Diseño a la Estabilidad de Estructuras Metálicas), que va por la sexta edición y es lanzado en el año 2010, ataca todos estos acuciantes y crecientes temas relacionados con la estabilidad de las estructuras.

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• Robert Brufau i Niubó (Autor)

• Rehabilitar con acero tiene como objetivo proporcionar al lector la mayor cantidad posible de información y conocimientos para desarrollar con garantías cualquier proyecto de consolidación o refuerzo estructural que pudiera acometer en el ejercicio de su profesión, prestando una atención especial a las intervenciones basadas en el uso del acero. 

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• João Diniz (Autor)

• El arquitecto João Diniz presenta su nuevo libro Steel Life: arquitecturas en acero / metallic architectures, destacando sus proyectos y obras construidas que hacen uso de estructuras metálicas.
  El libro surgió de la indicación del CBCA: Centro Brasileño de la Construcción en Acero, que destacó algunos arquitectos brasileños a la editora JJCarol de São Paulo, que los incluyó en su ya conocida Colección Portfólio Brasil que presenta trabajos de diversos profesionales en las áreas de artes plásticas, diseño, fotografía y arquitectura. 

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• Peter John Maranian (Author)

• Structural steel has been vital to engineering and construction over the past century.  Its versatility has allowed it to perform outstandingly in countless applications.  However, there have been repeated failures associated with fracture and/or fatigue mechanisms; the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the 1995 Kobe earthquake, and most recently the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge collapse in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007.  These failures have highlighted concerns for the life of bridge structures particularly with regard to fatigue and corrosion.
  Although problems with fatigue and brittle have been well documented, these factors and issues have not yielded state-of-the-art design practices.  The goal of Reducing Brittle and Fatigue Failures in Steel Structures is to provide a one-volume reference of failures in steel structures, along with considerations to preventing them.  This book will give engineers a better understanding of steel and its limitations and applications, in order to reduce brittle and fatigue failures. 
  This book will be a valuable resource for structural engineers, as well as professionals involved in bridge construction, design, and maintenance. 

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• ABCEM
• Este manual describe el proceso de fabricación de cubiertas de acero, incluyendo las diferentes especificaciones de los productos y de los diversos sistemas de coberturas.

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• ASCE Publications
• Descripción: Este número especial del Civil Engineering Journal estudia y saca conclusiones de las catástrofes, colapsos y fallas que han  apasionado y horrorizado a la comunidad de la Ingeniería Civil.

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