STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF STEEL, MASONRY AND WOOD BUILDING COMPONENTS
INTRODUCTION
- This web site includes text,
computer programs and illustrations that cover all significant aspects of
the analysis and design of steel, masonry and wood building structure components,
all in accordance with applicable codes and manuals of standard practice
- All analysis and design
programs use LRFD, “Load and Resistance Factor Design” methods.
- Steel, masonry and wood
components are covered here. Click below for CONCRETE components.
- The programs are individual,
compiled and executable in MSDOS with acronym names that suggest their
application.
- An engineer may download an
.EXE program to his/her personal computer by clicking on the underlined
program name in the table of contents. Open and save the program to a
folder named C:\SE. Double click on its icon to cause it to execute. The
data file AISCW.DAT must be downloaded before the structural steel programs are executed.
- All input data is prompted
for and entered in tabular formats familiar to engineers. Type in the
requested data at the cursor and press ENTER. All alpha data must be
entered in upper case letters. If incorrect data is entered the program
may lock up. You must then hold down the CTL and ALT keys and hit DELETE
to exit. Then click END TASK and start over.
- All input-output data is in
engineering units familiar to USA engineers: (feet, inches, psf, psi,
kips, ksi, etc.) This means that some unit transformations occur within
the programs.
- All input-output data is
organized to fit on a screen monitor and, when the screen is full or a
particular block of data is complete, the program pauses to allow the
engineer to PRINT a "hard copy" of the screen and/or to correct
the data input to the screen (if necessary). In addition, the entire IO
record may be printed at the end.
- Most input-output data is not
retained or stored on disk. At program completion a concise copy of all
input/output data may be printed (LPRINT RECORD).
- NOTE: These programs (with
accompanying text and illustrations) are provided on an "as is"
basis and the author does not guarantee, warrant or make any other
representation regarding their use or the use of the results generated by
these programs. The user is responsible for the engineering validation of
the mathematical results and the suitability of the results for the
problem being analyzed and designed.