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1.1 ADVANTAGES OF STEEL AS A STRUCTURAL

MATERIAL
1. High strength
2. Uniformity
3. Elasticity
4. Permanence
5. Ductility
6. Toughness
7. Additions to existing structures
8. Ability to be fastened together by simple devices
9. Speed of erection
10.Ability to be rolled into a wide variety of sizes and shapes
11.Scrap value
12.Adaptation to prefabrication

1.2 DISADVANTAGES OF STEEL AS A STRUCTURAL

MATERIAL
1. Corrosion
2. Fireproofing costs
3. Susceptibility to buckling
4. fatigue
5. brittle fracture

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1.3 STEEL SECTIONS

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1.4 STRUCTURAL STEEL

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1.5 SPECIFICATIONS AND BUILDING CODES

1.6 DESIGN PHILOSOPHIES

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1.6 LOAD FACTORS, RESISTANCE FACTORS AND

LOAD COMBINATION FOR LRFD

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1.7 SAFETY FACTORS, AND LOAD COMBINATION

FOR ASD

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