The ISI Handbook for Structural Engineers Part 1 (1964) presents detailed information on the sizes, characteristics, and permissible load capacities of hot rolled structural steel sections utilized in building projects. This guide is an indispensable tool for professionals engaged in the design and manufacture of steel frameworks, featuring extensive data tables for angles, beams, channels, joists, and combined sections to support safe and effective structural engineering.
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The ISI Handbook for Structural Engineers Part 1 (1964) presents detailed information on the sizes, characteristics, and permissible load capacities of hot rolled structural steel sections utilized in building projects. This guide is an indispensable tool for professionals engaged in the design and manufacture of steel frameworks, featuring extensive data tables for angles, beams, channels, joists, and combined sections to support safe and effective structural engineering.
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Who Uses This Standard
Structural design professionals
Civil engineering specialists
Steel manufacturing experts
Project supervisors in construction
Design and detailing engineers
Architects with expertise in steel structures
Steel construction quality assurance personnel
Contents
Key Topics Covered
✓Dimensions of hot rolled steel profiles
✓Characteristics of steel angles, beams, channels, and joists
✓Permissible concentric load values for diverse steel profiles
✓Acceptable uniform loading for beams and channel sections
✓Design data pertaining to single and double angle struts and ties
✓Sectional attributes such as moments of inertia and radii of gyration
✓Load deflection criteria and lateral support requirements
✓Specifications for mild steel flats and strip sheets
✓Information on rolled steel bulb angle sections
✓Guidelines on combining steel sections and fabrication instructions
✓Increase in bearing capacity with extended bearing length
✓Safe load charts based on slenderness ratios
Structure
Table of Contents
1Introduction and Scope
2Steel Structural Shapes and Related Products
3Dimensions and Properties of Rolled Steel Sections
4Permissible Concentric Loading on Steel Sections
5Allowable Uniform Loads for Beams and Channels
6Beams, Channels, and Composite Sections as Girders
7Use of Angles as Compression and Tension Members
8Safe Loads for Single and Paired Angles
9Joists with Channels and Plates for Girder Applications
10Properties of Mild Steel Flats and Sheet Strips
11Load Deflection Parameters and Lateral Support Considerations
12Fabrication Notes and Section Combination Guidance
13References to Applicable Indian Standards
14Tables Detailing Sectional Properties and Load Capacities
15Safe Loads for Struts with Various End Connection Types
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