Understanding steel design : an architectural design manual - Boake, Terri Meyer; Hui, Vincent (Basel, Switzerland : Birkhauser, 2012)
h. 1. The transformative nature of steel construction -- ch. 2. The materiality of steel -- ch. 3. Connections and framing techniques -- ch. 4. Fabrication, erection and the implications on design -- ch. 5. AESS : its history and development -- ch. 6. AESS : design and detailing -- ch. 7. Coatings, finishes and fire protection -- ch. 8. Curved steel -- ch. 9. Advanced framing systems : diagrids -- ch. 10. Castings -- ch. 11. Tension systems and spaceframes -- ch. 12. Steel and glazing systems -- ch. 13. Advanced framing systems : steel and timber -- ch. 14. Steel and sustainability -- ch. 15. Steel in temporary exhibition buildings.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-237) and indexes.
Keywords: Steel, structural; Building, Iron and steel; Structural design