A Beginner's Guide to the Steel Construction Manual, 16th ed.

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

© 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2021, 2023 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
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Latest News

July 2023
Welcome to the first available text on the 16th edition of the AISC Steel Construction Manual. Many thanks for assistance by the AISC staff who provided an advanced pdf copy of the text. There are no immediate plans for a hard copy, but we are contemplating a Kindle edition if people express an interest ( quimbyassoc@gmail.com) .

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.