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Roger L. Brockenbrough
R. L. Brockenbrough & Associates, Inc. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Frederick S. Merritt
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Structural steel designers handbook / Roger L. Brockenbrough, editor, Frederick S. Merritt, editor.3rd ed. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-07-008782-2 1. Building, Iron and steel. 2. Steel, Structural. I. Brockenbrough, R. L. II. Merritt, Frederick S. TA684.S79 1994 624.1821dc20 93-38088 CIP
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HANDBOOK
CONTRIBUTORS
Boring, Delbert F., P.E. Senior Director, Construction Market, American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington, D.C. (SECTION 6 BUILDING DESIGN CRITERIA) Brockenbrough, Roger L., P.E. R. L. Brockenbrough & Associates, Inc., Pittsburgh, Penn-
sylvania (SECTION 1 PROPERTIES OF STRUCTURAL STEELS AND EFFECTS OF STEELMAKING AND FABRICATION; SECTION 10 COLD-FORMED STEEL DESIGN)
Cuoco, Daniel A., P.E. Principal, LZA Technology/Thornton-Tomasetti Engineers, New York, New York (SECTION 8 FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMS) Cundiff, Harry B., P.E. HBC Consulting Service Corp., Atlanta, Georgia (SECTION 11 DESIGN
CRITERIA FOR BRIDGES)
Hedgren, Arthur W. Jr., P.E. Senior Vice President, HDR Engineering, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (SECTION 14 ARCH BRIDGES) Hedene, Alfred, P.E. Former President, Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas, Inc.,
Podolny, Walter, Jr., P.E. Senior Structural Engineer Bridge Division, Ofce of Bridge Technology, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D. C. (SECTION 15 CABLE-SUSPENDED BRIDGES) Prickett, Joseph E., P.E. Senior Associate, Modjeski and Masters, Inc., Harrisburg, Penn-
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CONTRIBUTORS
Roeder, Charles W., P.E. Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle,
Ziemian, Ronald D., Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Bucknell University, Lew-
QUANTITY Length
TO CONVERT FROM CUSTOMARY U.S. UNIT inch foot lb plf psf pcf pound kip kip klf klf ksi psi foot-kips foot-kips in4 in3
TO METRIC UNIT mm mm kg kg/m kg/m2 kg/m3 N N kN N/mm kN/m MPa kPa N-mm kN-m mm4 mm3
MULTIPLY BY 25.4 304.8 0.45359 1.488 16 4.882 43 16.018 5 4.448 22 4448.22 4.448 22 14.593 9 14.593 9 6.894 76 6.894 76 1 355 817 1.355 817 416 231 16 387.064
Force/unit length
Stress
Bending Moment
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