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4. STRUCTURAL STEEL CONSTRUCTION
Structural Steel Shapes 4.1 4.1 STRUCTURAL STEEL SHAPES
Structural Steel Framing
The most common shapes of structural steel used in buildings are the American
Steel Columns &
Connections Standard Steel Shapes such as:
Steel Beams & 1. Square Bars

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2.
Open-Web Steel Joists 3. Round Bars
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4. Plate Bars
Steel Trusses and Rigid
Frames 5. Angle Bars
Systems 6. Channels The standard channel has the shape of unsymmetrical balance
consisting of two flanges on one side. It requires lateral support to prevent its
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Members tendency to buckle. Channels are generally used as parts of built-up sections
for columns and are also suitable for framing around floor openings, spandrels
and lintels attributed to the absence of flanges on the other side. The channel
section is identified as C 15 x 20 which means that the channel has a depth of
20 cm and weights 15 kg per meter length.
7. I-Beams The use of a standard I-beam as a column is uneconomical

because the whirl or revolving action of the member about an axis through the
centroid of the web is comparatively small.
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Structural Steel Shapes 4.1 7. Tee Beams

8. H-Columns
Steel Columns &
Connections 9. Wide Flanges Wide Flange sections are designated as W 12 x 24 which
Steel Beams &
mean that the flange has a depth of 24 cm and weighs 12 kg per meter
Connection length. All wide flange sections are generally with parallel face flange
except those with 5% slope inside face produced by Bethlehem Steel
Open-Web Steel Joists
Company. Comparatively, wide flange sections are more efficient than
Metal Decking standard I-beams with respect to bending resistance.
Frames
10. Zees The zee section is another structural form in a letter Z which is not
frequently used in building construction except for the fabrication of steel
Structural Steel Framing windows and other frames.
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4.0 4.2 STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAMING
Structural Steel Shapes
Structural steel girders, beams, and columns are used to construct a
Structural Steel Framing 4.2 skeleton frame for structures ranging in size from one-story to
skyscrapers. Because structural steel is difficult to work with on site, it
Steel Columns &
is normally cut, shaped, and drilled in a fabrication shop according to
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design specifications; this can result in relatively fast, precise
Steel Beams & construction of a structural frame. Structural steel may be left exposed
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in unprotected non-combustible construction, but because steel can
Open-Web Steel Joists lose strength rapidy in a fire, fire-rated assemblies or coatings are
required to qualify as fire-resistive construction.
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The three major types of framing systems are the following:
Frames 4.2.1 One-Way Beam System each
pair of external columns supports a
Systems long-spanning beam or girders. This
form of construction is suitable for
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when a column-free space is desired.
The absence of columns in the interior
is an advantage in structures such as
car parks, as freedom from
obstruction makes for greater and
safer maneuverability, besides
allowing the layout of the parking
spaces to be altered at any time.
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4.2.2 Two-Way Beam System a two-layer system, where beams
Structural Steel Shapes frame into girders, increases floor depth considerably and provides
Structural Steel Framing 4.2 more space for mechanical systems. Steel girders span the short axis
of a building bay thus contributing to the lateral stability of the structure.
Steel Columns &
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Structural Steel Shapes 4.2.3 Three-Way Beam System is used when a large column-
Structural Steel Framing 4.2 free space is required, where long-spanning plate girders or
trusses can be used to carry the primary beam, which in turn
Steel Columns &
Connections support a layer of secondary beams.
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Structural Steel Shapes 4.3 STEEL COLUMNS AND CONNECTIONS

4.3.1 STEEL COLUMNS
Steel Columns &
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Steel columns are of the following types:
Steel Beams &
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a. Struts of one or two angles. These
Open-Web Steel Joists are used for compression members in
roof trusses, light towers, and lattice
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girders. The two angles of a double
Steel Trusses and Rigid struts are riveted together by rivets
Frames driven through washers placed
Structural Steel Framing between the two angles at intervals of
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b. Starred angles of two or four
connected by batten plate spaced at
intervals of 3 to 4ft. These are used
to support the light loads.
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Structural Steel Shapes c. Latticed Columns made up of channels or

angles connected by lattice bars are often
used where light loads are to be supported on
Steel Columns &
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long columns.
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d. Rolled H-columns. These are obtainable
Metal Decking with depths ranging from 6 to 16 and are
now commonly used instead of built-up
Frames columns in steel skeleton construction.
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e. Built-up Columns. These are usually of H-shaped section formed by a
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webs are not uncommonly used in heavy building frames.
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f. Top Chord sections of heavy trusses are
Structural Steel Shapes usually unsymmetrical and are made of two
Structural Steel Framing rolled or built-up channel sections and a cover
plate. The open (bottom) side of the section is
Steel Columns & latticed.
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Steel Beams & g. Columns for bents are sometimes made up

Connection of a pair of channels and an I beam with batten
Open-Web Steel Joists plates at intervals of 3 to 4 ft. connecting the
flanges of the channels. Columns made of four
Metal Decking angles and a web-plate are commonly used in
Steel Trusses and Rigid mill building bents.
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Structural Steel Framing h. Battened columns are those in which two

Systems component parts of the column are connected
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only by batten plates. They are decidedly
Members inferior to latticed columns and should be
avoided if a continuous plate or latticing can be
used instead.
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In the design of steel columns the following should be taken into
consideration: No part of a steel column should be less than 1/4 thick. No
Steel Columns & material whether in a body of the column or used as a lattice bar or stay
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Connections plate, shall be of less thickness than 1/32 of its unsupported width,
Steel Beams &
measured between centers of rivets transversely, or 1/6 of the distance
Connection between center of rivets in the direction of stress. Tie-plates are to have
not less than 4 rivets and are to be spaced so that the ratio of length to the
least radius of gyration of the parts connected does not exceed 40, the
Metal Decking distance between nearest rivets of two stay plates in this case being
considered as length. In built-up columns the thickness of any outstanding
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member (for example, the outstanding legs of angles) shall not be less
than 1/12 of the width of the outstanding portion.
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Base plates for steel column are usually made of steel plates and shapes.
Joining of Steel Cast-iron bases are sometimes used for very heavy columns. Ribbed
Members cases may also be used instead of plates and when bolted to the columns,
add greatly to the stability of the supporting members because of their
greater width.
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Structural Steel Shapes 4.3.2 LALLY COLUMNS

These are columns made up of a cylindrical steel
Steel Columns &
4.3 pipe shell filled with 1:1-1/2:3 Portland cement
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concrete. The standard type of lally column is
Steel Beams & reinforced with only the steel pipe shell. Special
Connection types of columns are obtainable with additional
reinforcement consisting of steel pipe,
reinforcing bars or structural steel shapes. The
Metal Decking light weight column is 4 in outside diameter with
a shell thickness of 0.134, while the heavy-
Frames weight columns are from 3-1/2 to 12-3/4 inches
in outside diameter with shell thicknesses of
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0.216 to 0.375 inches.
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These are columns in which a concrete core is further reinforced with a

steel or cast-iron core designed to support a part of the load. Steel
cores may be structural H-sections or four angles, latticed or battened;
cast-iron cores are usually either solid shafts or hollow pipe sections.
The column may be further reinforced by vertical rods or bars placed
at the circumference and enclosed by spirals.
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Steel Columns &

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Structural Steel Shapes 4.4 STEEL BEAMS AND CONNECTIONS

Steel Columns & 4.4.1 STEEL BEAMS

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Steel Beams &

Steel beams may be rolled in the shape of the letter I (I-beams), channel
4.4 beams or angles. Beams of T shape were formerly used but have now
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been restricted to minor uses. The I-beam is the ideal type of steel beam.
The horizontal portion is the web. Channels are sections of this shape:
Metal Decking They vary in depth from 3 to 15, and in weight from 4.1lb. per ft. to 55lb.
per ft.
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Girders may be built up of angles and plates riveted together for long spans
Structural Steel Shapes and for unusual cases of very heavy loading. Those are of two types:
Steel Columns &

a. Plate Girders. A plate girder is a beam
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composed of a wide plate, known as a
Steel Beams &
4.4 web, at the top and bottom of which are
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riveted angles and plates. The simplest
Open-Web Steel Joists type of plate girder consists of a web and
four flange angles. If this does not give
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sufficient flange area, cover plates may be
Steel Trusses and Rigid added. The web may be frequently
Frames reinforced against buckling by angles
riveted to its sides, known as stiffener
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b. Box Girders. This is a built up
beam in which more than one web
plate is used.
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framed connections.
Structural Steel Shapes In a seated connection the bottom flange of the beam rests on and is field-riveted
to an angle shop-riveted to the flange or web of the column. Another angle is field-
Structural Steel Framing riveted to the column and to the top flange of the beam.
In a framed connection the web of the beam or girder is connected by angles or by
Steel Columns &
Connections gusset-plates to the column. In framed connections, angle seats are usually shop-
riveted to the columns to hold the beam or girder during erection.
Steel Beams &
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Connection 4.4.2 STEEL BEAM CONNECTIONS
Moment Connections AISC Type 1 also called Rigid Frame
Metal Decking connections are able to hold their original angle under loading by developing
a specified resisting moment, usually by means of plates welded or bolted to
Frames the beam flanges and the supporting column.

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Structural Steel Shapes to resist only shear and are free to rotate under gravity loads. Shear walls or
diagonal bracing is required for lateral stability of the structure.
Steel Columns &

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3. Semi Rigid Connections AISC Type 3 Semi-Rigid Frame
Structural Steel Framing connections assume beam and girder connections possess a limited but
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known moment resisting capacity.
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4.5 OPEN-WEB STEEL JOISTS
Open web joists are lightweight, shop fabricated steel members having a
Steel Columns & trussed web. A K series joist has a web consisting of a single bent bar,
Connections running in a zigzag pattern between the upper and lower chords. The LH
Steel Beams &
and DLH series joists have heavier web and chord members and are for
Connection increased loads and spans.
Open-Web Steel Joists 4.5
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4.6 METAL DECKING

Metal decking are corrugated steel panels used as a working platform
Steel Columns & during construction and eventually as formwork for sitecast concrete
Connections slab. The decking panels are secured with puddle-welds or shear welded
Steel Beams &
through the decking to the supporting steel joists or beams. The panels
Connection are fastened to each other along their sides with screws, weld, or button
punching standing seams. If the deck is to serve as a structural
diaphragm and transfer lateral loads to shear walls, its entire perimeter is
Metal Decking 4.6 welded to steel supports. In addition, more stringent requirements to
support and side lap fastening may apply. There are three major types of
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metal decking:

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4.6.1 Form Decking serves as a
Structural Steel Shapes permanent formwork for a reinforced
concrete slab until the slab can
support itself and its live load.
Steel Columns &
Connections 4.6.2 Composite Decking
serves as a tensile reinforcement
Steel Beams &
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for the concrete slab to which it is
bonded with embossed rib pattern.
Open-Web Steel Joists Composite action between the
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concrete slab and the floor beams
or joists can be achieved by
Steel Trusses and Rigid welding shear studs through the
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decking to the supporting beam
Structural Steel Framing below.
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4.6.3 Cellular Decking is
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sheet to a flat steel sheet, forming a
series of spaces or raceways for
electrical and communications wiring;
special cutouts are available for floor
outlets. The decking may serve as an
acoustic ceiling when the perforated
cells are filled with glass fiber.
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4.7.1 ROOF TRUSSES
A truss is a structural framework composed of a series of straight members
Steel Columns &
Connections so arranged and fastened together that external loads applied to it will
cause only direct stress in the members. The upper and lower members of
Steel Beams & a truss are called the top chord and bottom chord respectively. The
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members of the truss which are framed between and join the top and
Open-Web Steel Joists bottom members are called web members.
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When the external loads act downward and the truss is supported at the
Steel Trusses and Rigid 4.7 ends, the top chord is always in compression and the lower chord always in
Frames tension, similar to the upper and lower flanges of a beam. The web-
Structural Steel Framing members are subjected to stresses of either tension or compression. Web-
Systems members subjected to tensile stresses are called tension web-members;
those which are subjected to compression are called compression web-
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Members members. In certain positions, a web-member may be subjected to tension
through the action of a load applied at one point, and when applied at
another point that load may produce compression in the member so that at
one time it will be subjected to tension and at another time to compression.
Such a member, design to resist either tension or compression, is called a
counterbrace. A member of a truss system which acts only for a particular
partial loading, and which has a zero stress when the truss is completely
loaded is called a counter.
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Structural Steel Shapes When a truss is supported at its ends by columns, the truss together with
Structural Steel Framing its columns, considered as a unit, is called a bent.
Steel Columns & The intersection between two or more members of the truss is called a
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joint or panel joint and the distance between two adjacent joints along
Steel Beams & either the top or bottom chords is known as the panel or panel length. The
Connection quadrangular space, crossed by an inclined web-member, is also referred
Open-Web Steel Joists to as a panel. The axes of all members at each joint should always meet in
a common point.
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Steel Trusses and Rigid 4.7 The span of a roof truss is the distance between the centers of the
Frames supports and its rise is the distance between the apex of the truss and the
line joining the points of support. The pitch of a roof truss is the ratio of the
Systems rise to the span for a truss symmetrical about its center line. The slope of
an inclined member is the tangent of the angle of inclination with the
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The portion of the roof between two adjacent trusses is called a bay.
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Steel Trusses and Rigid 4.7

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4.7.2 TYPES OF TRUSSES

A. RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE
Steel Columns &
Connections
MEMBERS COMPOSING THE TRUSS.
Steel Beams & 1. Complete Frame. A complete structural frame, or truss, is one in
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which is made up of the minimum number of members required to
Open-Web Steel Joists provide a complete system of triangles fixing the relative positions of a
given number of panel joints. If the number of panel points in the given
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structure and n = the number of necessary members.
Steel Trusses and Rigid 4.7 n = 2p 3
Frames 2. Incomplete Frame. One in which the number of members is less than
that required by the equation given above.
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3. Redundant Frame. A redundant frame is one which contains more
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members than that required by the equation given above.
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B. RELATIVE TO FORM
1. Triangular
Steel Columns &

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3. Crescent
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4. Scissors
5. Arched
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1. Simple Truss. A truss supported at each end-point.
Steel Columns & 2. Overhanging end span. A truss supported at one end-joint and other joint not
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Connection 3. Cantilever span. A truss where the entire support is at one end only.

Panel Length
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Peak
Frames Truss Plate Continuous Lateral Brace
Structural Steel Framing Top Chord

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Heel Pitch
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Bottom Chord Splice

Wedge Block
Bearing Point Panel Point
Span (Out to Out of Bearings) Cantilever
Overhang Bottom Chord Length

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Structural Steel Shapes 1. Fink 5. Hammer-beam
2. Howe 6. Sawtooth
Structural Steel Framing 3. Pratt 7. Warren
4. Scissors 8. Pettit
Steel Columns &
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FINK SAWTOOTH
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HOWE
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PRATT
SCISSORS
PETTIT
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Rigid frames consist of two columns and a beam or girder that are rigidly
Structural Steel Framing connected at their joints. Applied loads produce axial, bending and shear forces
in all members of the frame since the rigid joints restrain the ends of the
Steel Columns &
Connections members from rotating freely. In addition, vertical loads cause a rigid frame to
develop horizontal thrusts at its base. A rigid frame is statically indeterminate and
Steel Beams & rigid only in its plane.
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4.8 STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAMING SYSTEMS
Structural Steel Framing 4.8.1 ARRANGEMENT OF VERTICAL COMPONENTS
Steel Columns &
Connections
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Steel Columns &

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Steel Beams &

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The framing system can be stiffened against horizontal forces in the following
Structural Steel Framing three (3) methods:
Steel Columns &
Connections 1. The structure is composed of rigid frames which may comprise some hinged
joints but there must be sufficient rigid joints to ensure that none of the nodes
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Connection of the frame is free to move sideways. The members may be straight or
curved and a variety of shapes may be chosen for such framed structure.
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2. A bracing system which consists of a triangulated framework of rolled
Structural Steel Shapes sections will hold the joints together and further strengthen the
framework against lateral loads. The center lines of members
converging at a joint should intersect at one point. The joints
Steel Columns & themselves are conventionally assumed to be hinged, so that the
Connections members are either ties or struts, loaded purely in tension or
Steel Beams & compression, respectively. However, the overall bracing effect of a
Connection lattice system can be enhances by constructing it with tiff members and
rigid joints.
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3. Finally, shear walls in the form of more or less solid diaphragms,
usually of reinforced concrete, transmit the wind and earthquake
Structural Steel Framing forces by shear and bending.
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4.8.3 The Ultimate Structures for Skyscrapers
Steel Columns & THE TUBULAR FRAME

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The high-rise building conceived as a rigid tube ---
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If a high-rise building is of suitably compact shape on plan (circular,
Steel Trusses and Rigid square, not too narrow a rectangle), the external columns can be
Frames structurally merged with the external lattice bracing or with
spandrel girders so as to form a vast rigid tube. This stiffening
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Systems system is particularly effective and economical. This is due not only
to the optimum distribution of the bracing, but also more
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particularly to the co-operation of all the columns and bracing or
spandrel girders in the external walls.
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Graham and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill)
employs the tube in its framing system. In this 335
Structural Steel Framing m high 100-story building, all the horizontal forces
Steel Columns &
are transmitted through external bracing, whereby
Connections a substantial saving has been achieved in
comparison with a bracing system located in the
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interior. The external lattice members form a
distinctive architectural feature.
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Structural Steel Shapes 4.9 JOINING OF STEEL MEMBERS

Steel shapes can be joined in the building frame using any of the
Steel Columns & following fastening methods:
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Connection 4.9.1 RIVETING
A rivet is a short pin, of malleable metal such as iron, steel, or copper,
Metal Decking with a head at one end; used to unite two metal plates by passing it
Steel Trusses and Rigid through a hole in both plates and then hammering down the point to
Frames for a second head.
Systems In structural riveting, a hot steel rivet with a formed head is inserted in
holes through two members to be joined; its head is then held with a
Joining of Steel 4.9 hand hammer with a cup shaped depression, while a pneumatic
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hammer drives a rivet set repeatedly against the other end to form a
second head. The rivet shrinks as it cools, drawing members tightly
together.
Rivet set, rivet snap, settoing punch, snap a tool for shaping the head of a rivet.
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Structural Steel Shapes The types of rivet heads are:
Structural Steel Framing Countersunk, raised

Steel Columns &
Countersunk, flat
Connections Button, coned neck
Button, straight neck
Steel Beams &
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Pan, coned neck
Pan, straight neck
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4.9.2 BOLTING
Frames The bolts commonly used in steel frame construction falls into two general
categories:
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Carbon-steel bolts or common bolts; are similar to the ordinary
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machine bolts. Carbon steel is steel having no specified minimum
content of alloying elements; minimum copper content not exceeding
0.40%.
High-strength bolts are bolts made of either high-strength carbon steel

or quenched and tempered alloy steel; tempered meaning, heat
treated during manufacture to develop the necessary strength. It is
usually tightened using pneumatic or electric impact wrench.
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Structural Steel Shapes A major problem in high strength bolting or friction type connections is how
to verify the necessary tension has been achieved in all the bolts in a
connection.
Steel Columns & There are several ways to achieve proper tightening:
Connections
Steel Beams &

Connection Turn-of-nut method
Load indicator washer
Tension control bolts
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Structural Steel Shapes 4.9.3 WELDING

Welding has become fully accepted as a means of joining steel structural
Steel Columns & members in buildings because it has the inherent advantage of fusing
Connections the metals to be joined, thereby simplifying connections and
Steel Beams & fabricating operations.
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A. DEFINITION OF FUSION WELDING (ELECTRIC ARC WELDING)
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The fusion welding process employs an electric arc, wherein energy in the
Frames form of heat is supplied by establishing an arc between the base or
parent metal (the parts to be joined) and a metal electrode. As the arc
Structural Steel Framing is formed, tremendous heat is concentrated at the point of welding.
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Instantly, the materials are at melting-point temperature.
Members The parent metal melts in a small pool and additional metal supplied by
the electrode is transferred through the arc an deposited in the pool.
As the electrode continues along the joint, the molten metal left behind
solidifies to form the weld.
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4.8.2 COATED ELECTRODES
Most welding is done with coated electrodes. The function of the coating
is to form a gaseous shield, which protects the arc and molten metal
Steel Columns & from contact with the air. Oxides and nitrides resulting from contact
Connections with the air tend to produce brittle welds. The coating also forms a
Steel Beams &
slag-fuse shield, which floats above the molten metal, protecting it
Connection from the atmosphere. The slag is easily removed after the weld has
cooled.
Metal Decking The size and strength of weld is determined by the length of its leg.
Frames
For an E60 electrode on A36 steel, the allowable stress may be
computed on the basis of 800 pounds per linear inch per 1/16 inch
Structural Steel Framing of leg size.
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Joining of Steel 4.9 For A36 steel or higher-strength steels up to Fy = 60 ksi, an E70
Members electrode should be used and the the allowable stress may be
computed on the basis of 930 pounds per linear inch per 1/16 inch
of leg size.
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Structural Steel Shapes C. TYPES OF WELD

Steel Columns & FILLET WELD is of approximately triangular section joining two
Connections
surfaces approximately at right angles to each other. The fillet weld
Steel Beams & is the most common type of weld used in structural work.
Connection
Open-Web Steel Joists GROOVE WELD is made by depositing filler material in a groove
between two members to be joined. The standard types of grooves
Metal Decking are square, V, bevel-U, and J. With the exception of the square
Steel Trusses and Rigid groove, all grooves may be either single or double.
Frames
PLUG or SLOT WELD is made of a circular hole (plug) or an
Systems elongated hole (slot) in one member of a lap joint, joining that
member to the portion of the surface of the other member that is
Joining of Steel 4.9 exposed through the hole.
Members
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Connections
Steel Beams &

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Frames

Systems

Members
Structural Steel
4.0 D. WELD POSITIONS
Construction
Structural Steel Shapes There are four positions in welding. In order of economy, they are the flat, horizontal,
vertical, and overhead positions. Overhead welds, which is the most difficult, should be
Structural Steel Framing avoided whenever possible.
Steel Columns &
Connections E. WELD JOINTS
Steel Beams & The three most common joints used in structural work are the butt, T, and lap joints.
Connection
Other types are the edge and corner joints. Fillet welds are applicable to T, lap, and
Open-Web Steel Joists corner joints; groove welds are applicable to all joints with the exception of lap joints.
Metal Decking

Frames

Systems

Members
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STANDARD WELDING SYMBOLS
Steel Columns &

Connections
Steel Beams &

Connection
Metal Decking

Frames

Systems

Members
Structural Steel
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4.0 WELDING SYMBOLS Examples of use
Steel Columns &

Connections
Steel Beams &

Connection
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Frames

Systems

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STRUCTURAL STEEL CONSTRUCTION

Steel Beams & 1. Square Bars

7. I-Beams The use of a standard I-beam as a column is uneconomical

Structural Steel Shapes 4.1 7. Tee Beams

Steel Beams &

Open-Web Steel Joists

Steel Trusses and Rigid

Structural Steel Framing

Open-Web Steel Joists

Steel Trusses and Rigid

Structural Steel Framing

Structural Steel Shapes 4.3 STEEL COLUMNS AND CONNECTIONS

Structural Steel Shapes c. Latticed Columns made up of channels or

Steel Beams &

Open-Web Steel Joists

Steel Beams & g. Columns for bents are sometimes made up

Structural Steel Framing h. Battened columns are those in which two

Structural Steel Shapes

Structural Steel Shapes 4.3.2 LALLY COLUMNS

These are columns in which a concrete core is further reinforced with a

Structural Steel Framing

Steel Columns &

Steel Beams &

Open-Web Steel Joists

Steel Trusses and Rigid

Structural Steel Framing

Structural Steel Shapes 4.4 STEEL BEAMS AND CONNECTIONS

Steel Columns & 4.4.1 STEEL BEAMS

Steel Beams &

Structural Steel Framing

Steel Columns &

Structural Steel Framing

Steel Columns &

Steel Beams &

Open-Web Steel Joists

Steel Trusses and Rigid

Structural Steel Shapes

Steel Trusses and Rigid

Structural Steel Framing

Structural Steel Framing

Structural Steel Framing

Structural Steel Shapes

Structural Steel Framing

Steel Columns &

Steel Beams &

Open-Web Steel Joists

Steel Trusses and Rigid 4.7

Structural Steel Framing

Structural Steel Framing

Steel Columns &

Steel Beams &

Steel Trusses and Rigid 4.7

Open-Web Steel Joists

Structural Steel Framing Top Chord

Bottom Chord Splice

Span (Out to Out of Bearings) Cantilever

Overhang Bottom Chord Length

Steel Beams &

Open-Web Steel Joists

Steel Trusses and Rigid 4.7

Joining of Steel WARREN

Structural Steel Shapes