Practical and easy to use, this text lays a solid groundwork for beginning and intermediate students to pursue careers in architecture, construction, or civil engineering. The text clarifies the vital interdependence between structural steel design and fabrication drawings, equipping students to work flexibly with both. First and foremost a drafting book, Structural Steel Drafting gives an overview of structural design theory while providing numerous examples, illustrations, and real-world assignments. Students also become acquainted with critical tables and reference material from industry-standard sources, as well as the merits of Load and Resistance Factor Design and Allowable Stress Design.

Product Benefits:

• emphasizes the connection between design and fabrication drawings, enhancing users' ability to work with both
• practical drawings and details help users grasp complex concepts at a glance
• examples of design calculations familiarize users with routine mathematics encountered on the job
• Allowable Stress Design method enables users to understand the numbers in technical calculations
• familiarizes users with authoritative information from American Institute of Steel Construction and Steel Joist Institute