A Beginner's Guide to the Steel Construction Manual, 15th ed.

by T. Bart Quimby, P.E., Ph.D., F.ASCE

© 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2021 T. Bartlett Quimby


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Contents
 
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Materials
3. Tension Members
4. Bolted Connections
5. Welded Connections
6. Buckling Concepts
7. Concentrically Loaded Compression Members
8. Bending Members
9. Combined Bending and Axial Force
10. Composite Beams
Downloads, Tutorials, and Index
 

Latest News

4 June 2023
Thanks to the good people at AISC, I have been working on an update for the 16th edition to be released in July 2023. Watch this site for the latest edition of this text. It will be posted the same week the manual is released by AISC.

17 May 2021
The hard copy version of the BGSCM-15 Website is now available in the BGSE Store.
We had not intended to do a hard copy, but after numerous requests we changed our mind.
We have also updated the BGSCM-15 website to correct a large number of typographic errors.

16 August 2017
We finished a quick pass at the update to the BGSCM 15th edition! We'd like to think that we caught all the changes. Given the speed of the update, however, it is likely that we missed something. Please report any errors or oversights or typos via the link to report problems, found on each page. Thank you for your patience.

At this point, there are no immediate plans for a hard copy, however, let us know (at quimbyassoc@gmail.com) if you have an opinion on the subject.

7 August 2017
We are currently working on updating the BGSCM 14th edition to include the changes found in the SCM 15th edition. Chapters will be posted as they are completed.