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Unified Design of Steel Structures, 4th Edition


The 4th Edition has been updated for the AISC 360-22 and the 16th ed. Steel Construction Manual.


The book is available through print-on-demand or as a Kindle version (read with their free app) at Amazon.com.














a 2023 book at that same 1987 price

The 4th edition is updated to AISC's 2022 Specification for Structural Steel Buildingsand 16th editionSteel Construction Manual. The book is available online through print-on-demand or as a Kindle edition.

Multi-Chapter Problems and an Integrated Design Project

Add a few, selected problems throughout the term, or include a full design project.  Either way, all of the tools are here to help your students learn how to apply the AISC Specification to the design of a structural steel building.

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revisions for the 4th edition!

Sample Pages from the AISC Steel Construction Manual

Students can easily reference  design aids  and quickly learn how to use them.

Click to preview a draft of:

Chapter 1 (PDF)

Chapter 5 (PDF)

New homework problems and an updated Solutions Manual

We've added new homework problems and have updated solutions to the 2022 Specification.  Solutions for the homework problems are posted to the AISC Educator Forum.

Instructor resources also include textbook figures (PowerPoint slides) and Integrated Design Project files.

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Solutions Manual, and other instructor and student resources).


Unified Design of Steel Structures

A wide variety of designs can be characterized as structural steel design.  This book deals with the design of steel structures for buildings as governed by the ANSI/AISC 360-22 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, published by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).

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Meet the authors

Experience in structural steel specification and code development, research, and education

Louis F. Geschwindner

Former Vice President of Engineering and Research, American Institute of Steel Construction
Professor Emeritus of Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
Senior Consultant, Providence Engineering

Charles J. Carter

President,
American Institute of Steel Construction

Judy Liu

Professor, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University

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Solutions Manual, and other instructor and student resources).


Instructor Resources


Errata (dated 10/13/24)

Selected Homework Answers

Textbook Example Video Playlist

Hands-on Demo Video Playlist



 Go to the AISC Educator Forum (AISC Educator member login required) for these instructor files:

Textbook Figures (Powerpoint files)

Homework Problem Solution Files


All resources for the 3rd edition can also be found in the "Unified Design of Steel Structures" group on the AISC Educator Forum! This includes Integrated Design Project resources (to be updated to ASCE 7-22 and the 2022 AISC Specification).



Questions or comments?

Join the e-mail list for notifications of updates (e.g., errata,
Solutions Manual, and other instructor and student resources).


Student Resources


Errata (dated 10/13/24)

Selected Homework Answers

Textbook Example Video Playlist

Hands-on Demo Video Playlist


 


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