OVERVIEW
The latest edition of this book offers elaborate and lucid text - developed and explained from
student’s, teacher’s as well as designer’s viewpoint. It provides complete coverage of the subject
as per the latest codal provisions of IS: 800-2007 and IS: 875 (Part 3)-2015 with detailed discussions
on codal specifications. Numerous worked-out examples with a tutorial approach to problem-solving
assist the reader in grasping of concepts. Every chapter ends with a concise summary that
underlines the important learnings. The book is supplemented with web resources that contain
a chapter on loads, chapter-wise lecture PPTs and solutions manual along with a glossary of
important terms.

FEATURES
? New! First four chapters of the previous edition reorganised into six to make it more structured and understandable
? New! Updated chapters on column bases and caps, and plate girder
? New! Chapter on roof trusses elaborated and split into two to cover recent developments and applications of tubular sections in trusses
? Colored plates depicting details of members and connections for easy visualisation of details
? Well-labelled and neat figures with 3D view of structural components
? Smartly designed pedagogy that includes
? Solved Conceptual Problems
? Check Your Fundamentals
? Exercise Problems
? Multiple Choice Questions