Simplified Design of Steel Structures, 8th Edition

Provides fundamental and real-world coverage of steel structures that assumes no previous experience 

The most effectively concise reference available on the design of steel structures

Examines a wide range of steel structures, building types, and construction details

Includes numerous illustrations as well as valuable study aids such as exercise problems, questions, and word lists to enhance usability

Covers Allowable Stress Design (ASD)

Describes new materials, examples of general building structural systems, and the use of computers in structural design

Part of the Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides.  This series has been providing students with simple, concise solutions to common structural and environmental design problems for more than seven decades