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It outlines the principal design steps: selecting structural configuration, determining service loads per code, computing member internal forces and moments, sizing members and connections, checking deflection and performance, reviewing economy, and preparing complete design drawings. 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Erectors receive materials, position them, and connect the steel into final position, using project-specific equipment when available.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},648895,1792927550,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":14,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":139,"language":140,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":144,"read_time":145},7421720224475,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_276721f389ce27ea32af1340a28f341c","SECTION SEVEN  \nSTRUCTURAL STEEL CONSTRUCTION  \nBruce Glidden  \nPresident, Glidden & Co., Ltd.  \nBridgeville, Pennsylvania  \nStructural steel is an economical construction material for building applications. It offers high ratios of strength to weight and strength to volume. Thus, structural steel has the advantage of permitting long clear spans for horizontal members and requiring less floor space for columns than other common construction materials. It also can be used in combination with reinforced concrete to provide cost-effective building components. For large industrial buildings, where the structural frame can be exposed, it is often the material of choice.  \nThe design of a structural building frame involves the following principal steps:  \n1. Select the general configuration and type of structure (Sec. 1) .  \n2. Determine the service loads as required by the applicable building code (Art.  \n5.1.2) .  \n3. Compute the internal forces and moments for the individual members (Sec. 5) .  \n4. Proportion the members and connections.  \n5. Check performance characteristics, such as deflection, under service conditions.  \n6. Make a general overall review for economy of function.  \n7. Prepare complete design drawings delineating all structural steel requirements.  \nDesigners, in addition to performing these steps, should also have an appreciation of the complete construction cycle to assure a practical and economical design. This includes understanding the needs of other disciplines and trades, types and availability of the materials used in steel of construction, applicable codes and specifications, the role and responsibilities of the fabricator and the erector, and a designer’s own responsibilities in the area of quality assurance.  \nThe other principal parties involved in structural steel construction are fabricatorsand erectors. Erectors frequently act as a subcontractor to the fabricator. Fabrication operations convert the mill materials into shipping pieces ready for erection at the jobsite. These operations are generally performed in a shop. The pieces are sized and shaped to the dimensions shown on detailed shop drawings that are prepared  \n7.1  \n7.2 SECTION SEVEN  \nby the fabricator and approved by the structural designer. Shop attachment of detail pieces (stiffeners, connection materials, etc.) to the individual shipping pieces is most frequently done by welding. Generally, the fabricator is responsible for moving the fabricated material to the jobsite. The fabricator determines the size of shipping pieces, with the concurrence of the designer, at the time the shop drawings are prepared.  \nErectors receive the material and the position and connect the steel into its finallocation at the project site. Erectors may have specific equipment on unique projects with which they are able to perform cost-effective operations. Such equipment may require attachment points or stiffening of the frame elements, in which case approval of the designer is requested.  \nStructural steel consists of hot-rolled steel shapes, steel plates of thickness of 1⁄8 in or greater, and such fittings as bolts, welds, bracing rods, and turnbuckles. The owner and the engineer should understand fully what will be furnished by the fabricator under a contract to furnish ‘‘structural steel.’’ To promote uniformity in bidding practices, the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has adopted a ‘‘Code of Standard Practice for Buildings and Bridges’’ (American Institute of Steel Construction, One East Wacker Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60601-2001) . Additional design guides are shown in Table 7.1 .  \n7. 1 CODES AND SPECIFICATIONS  \nCodes, specifications, and standards provide steel designers with sound design procedures and guidelines. These documents cover selection of service and design loads, criteria for proportioning members and their connections, procedures for fabrication and erection, requirements for inspections, and standards for protection agai","cbCaisswzaTJGcV0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisswzaTJGcV0","pdf",1133938,134,"English","# Structural Steel Construction\n## Principal Design Steps\n## Construction Cycle and Parties\n## Structural Steel Composition\n## Codes and Specifications\n## Mill Materials","[{\"question\":\"Why is structural steel considered an economical construction material?\",\"answer\":\"Structural steel offers high ratios of strength to weight and strength to volume, allowing long clear spans and less floor space for columns. It also supports cost-effective components when combined with reinforced concrete.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the principal steps in designing a structural steel building frame?\",\"answer\":\"Steps include selecting the structure type and configuration, determining service loads per building code, computing internal forces and moments, proportioning members and connections, checking performance such as deflection, reviewing economy of function, and preparing complete design drawings for all requirements.\"},{\"question\":\"What roles do the fabricator and erector play in structural steel construction?\",\"answer\":\"Fabricators convert mill materials into shop-fabricated shipping pieces and often perform shop welding attachments; they move materials to the jobsite. Erectors receive materials, position them, and connect the steel into final position, using project-specific equipment when available.\"}]","Structural Steel Construction - Section Seven | PDF",1792795964,338]