J. Wardenier, J. A. Packer; X.-L. Zhao, G.J. van der Vagte ... 232 pages - Publisher: Bouwen met Staal; 1st edition (2010) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 9072830865 - ISBN-13: 978-9072830869 ...
This book serves as a background for students in Structural and Civil
Engineering. Since the available hours for teaching Steel Structures and
particularly Tubular Structures vary from country to country, this book
has been written in a modular form. To cover the needs in the various
countries, a committee was established to review the material. Although
the material is mainly based on the Eurocodes, the setup makes it easy
to change the lectures and relate them to other (national) codes. Design
is an interactive process between the functional and architectural
requirements and the strength and fabrication aspects. In a good design,
all these aspects have to be considered in a balanced way. Due to the
special features of hollow sections and their connections it is even
here of more importance than for steel structures of open sections. The
designer should therefore be aware of the various aspects of hollow
sections, as basically described in this book.