This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to structural steelwork design based on the limit states approach to BS 5950, for use by undergraduates in civil and structural engineering. It will also serve as a reference for practising engineers unfamiliar with new parts of BS 5950.The text introduces basic properties of steel, types of steel struc

1. Steel as a Structural Material. 2. The Basis of Structural Design. 3.Tension Members. 4. Axially Loaded Columns. 5. Beams. 6. Members Under Combined Axial Load and Moment. 7. Joints - Basic Concepts. 8. Joints - Design. 9. Composite Construction. 10. Frames. 11. Design Aspects of Continuous Construction. 12. Introduction to Design for Fire Resistance. Index.