Aluminum Structures: A Guide to Their Specifications and Design

Preface to the 1st Edition. Preface to the 2nd Edition. PART I: INTRODUCTION. What's in this Book? What is Aluminum? Working with Aluminum. PART II: STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR OF ALUMINUM. Material Properties for Design. Explanation of the Aluminum Specificaton. Orientation to the Aluminum Specificaton. PART III: DESIGN CHECKS FOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS. Structural Members. Connections. Special Topics. PART IV: DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS. Structural Systems Built with Aluminum. PART V: LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN. Load and Resistance Factor Design. Appendix A: Pre-1954 Wrought Alloy Designations. Appendix B: Section Properties of Common Aluminum Shapes. Appendix C: Minimum Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Alloys. Appendix D: Allowable Stresses for Elements of Common Aluminum Shapes. Appendix E: LRFD Design Stresses for Elements of Common Aluminum Shapes. Appendix F: Column Buckling Allowable Stresses. Appendix G: Summary of the Aluminum Specification Design Provisions for Columns and Beams. Cross Reference to the Aluminum Specification. Appendix I: LRFD Design Stresses for Various Alloys. Appendix J: Other Aluminum Structural Design Specifications. Appendix K: Buckling Constants. Appendix L: Metric Conversions. Appendix M: Statistics. Appendix N: Technical Organizations. Glossary. References. Index.