A Beginner's Guide to the Steel Construction Manual

Downloads & Tutorials / Index

© 2007, 2008 T. Bartlett Quimby

Last Revised: 08/15/2008

The links on this page will direct you to the downloads and tutorials mentioned in the text, by chapter.

 Chapter 1:  Introduction

• None

Chapter 2:  Steel Materials

• None

Chapter 3:  Tension Members

• Failure Path Tutorial
• Example Problem Spreadsheet Solutions

Chapter 4:  Bolted Connections

• Elastic Vector Method PowerPoint Presentation
• Example Problem Spreadsheet Solutions

Chapter 5:  Welded Connections

• Example Problem 5.1 Hand Solution
• Example Problem 5.2 Hand Solution
• Example Problem 5.3 Hand Solution
• Example Problem 5.5 Hand Solution
• Example Problem Spreadsheet Solutions

Chapter 6:  Buckling Basics

• AISC Effective Length Coefficient Determination PowerPoint Presentation
• Example Problem 6.1 Solution
• Example Problem 6.2 Solution
• Example Problem Spreadsheet Solutions

Chapter 7:  Concentrically Loaded Compression Members

• Brute Force Method Example
• Example Problem 7.1 Solution
• Example Problem 7.2 Solution
• Example Problem Spreadsheet Solutions

Chapter 8:  Bending Members

• LTB Summary
• LTB Strength Curve Spreadsheet
• FLB Summary
• Example Problem Spreadsheet Solutions

Chapter 9:  Combined Bending & Axial Forces

• 2^nd Order Analysis Example
• Example Problem Spreadsheet Solutions

Chapter 10:  Composite Beams

• Example Problem Spreadsheet Solutions