Steel Structures

  1. Plate Girders
    1. Plate Girder Components
      1. Web Plates
        1. Proportioning
          1. Slenderness Limits
          2. Flange Plates
            1. Top Flange Design
              1. Bottom Flange Design
              2. Stiffener Systems
                1. Transverse Stiffeners
                  1. Longitudinal Stiffeners
                    1. Connection Stiffeners
                  2. Flexural Design of Plate Girders
                    1. Moment Capacity
                      1. Compact vs Non-Compact Sections
                        1. Lateral-Torsional Buckling
                          1. Flange Local Buckling
                          2. Shear Design of Plate Girders
                            1. Web Shear Buckling
                              1. Post-Buckling Strength
                                1. Tension Field Action
                                  1. Shear Buckling Coefficients
                                  2. Stiffener Design
                                    1. Transverse Stiffener Requirements
                                      1. Intermediate Stiffeners
                                        1. Bearing Stiffeners
                                          1. Stiffener Spacing
                                          2. Longitudinal Stiffener Design
                                            1. Placement Requirements
                                              1. Proportioning
                                              2. Stiffener Connection Design
                                              3. Combined Bending and Shear
                                                1. Interaction Equations
                                                  1. Critical Load Combinations
                                                  2. Web Openings in Plate Girders
                                                    1. Unreinforced Openings
                                                      1. Reinforced Openings
                                                        1. Design Procedures
                                                        2. Fabrication Considerations
                                                          1. Welding Sequence
                                                            1. Residual Stresses
                                                              1. Camber Requirements

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