Steel Structures

Proceedings of sessions at Structures Congress ‘89, held in San Francisco, California, May 1-5, 1989. One of five volumes with proceedings of Structures Congress ’89.

This collection contains 78 papers on steel structures. Topics include: applications of cable and membrane tension structures; techniques for assessing the reliability and new concepts in design of transmission line structures; stability considerations in design, analysis, and structural optimization; problems in steel structures; bridge and tension structure aesthetics; member design, including bracing members, compression members, steel connections in seismic design, and effects of fabrication on deformation of steel beams. Papers on applications examined latticed structures, cold-formed steel structures, tubular construction, and steel buildings.