Structures with Hollow Sections
Published on 26. April 2002
Book
Hardback
XVI, 576 pages
978-3-433-01458-5 (ISBN)
Description
Structures using hollow sections are a special area within steel construction and are often ignored as such in publications. This work represents a comprehensive treatment of the whole field, from manufacture right up to useful applications in steel construction.
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Person
Dipl.-Ing. Dipak Dutta worked for many year at Mannesmannruhren-Werke AG (now: Vallourec & Mannesmann Tube GmbH) and chairman of CIDECT (Comite International pour le Developpement et l'etude de la Construction Tubulaire). Noel F. Yeomans works for British Steel Tubes and Pipes, and is also a member of CIDECT.
Content
Introduction Manufacture of steel hollow sections Structural hollow sections steel grades Dimensions, tolerances and sectional properties of circular, square and rectangular hollow sections Design bases for hollow sections in steel structures Structural elements and constructions with hollow sections under predominantly static loading Expected lifetimes of welded hollow sections Manufacture, assembly and transport of hollow sections 3D frameworks Insertion of square hollow sections in concrete foundations Hollow sections used in composites Corrosion behavior and protection Construction elements made of hollow sections when heated Wind resistance of circular and square hollow sections and frameworks