Preface
The number of books available on the design of steel structures in India is very limited, and most of them are not in tune with contemporary practices of steel structure design and construction. Steel structures are seldom constructed using rivets these days, with most of them being fabricated by welding and bolting. This aspect is not touched upon in the text books written by Indian authors. Pre-engineered steel buildings are being constructed due to advantages such as fast construction, lightweight structure and low cost. In these buildings, self-weight of the structure is reduced by using light-gauge sections, and the cross section of these sections may be varied depending on sectional forces and moments. The sections needed for a ...
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