Description: The 2012 IBC Structural/Seismic Design Manual provides a step-by-step approach to applying the structural provisions of the 2012 International Building Code® and referenced standards. Volume 4 contains code application examples of steel construction. Moment frames and braced frames are analyzed. Volume 4 includes sample structures with steel moment frames or braced frames and steel connections including:
- Special moment frame
- Special Concentrically Braced Frame
- Buckling Restrained Braced Frame
- Special Plate Shear Walls
- Eccentrically Braced Frame
- Multi-panel Ordinary Concentric Braced Frame
- Metal Deck Diaphragm Design – Flexible and Rigid Diaphragms
- Special Moment Frame Base Connection
- Braced Frame Base Plate An excellent reference and study guide for the NCEES Structural Exam.
This manual is an invaluable resource for civil and structural engineers, architects, academics and students.