CISDI’s expertise in steel structures outlined in new reference book

CISDI has released the fourth edition of its Steel Structures Design Manual, a comprehensive reference guide for China’s steel structures theory and practice.

The updated manual was released at a press conference held at the company’s headquarters in Chongqing.

It has been painstakingly created over the last five years by a group of experts from CISDI, its editor-in-chief, China’s Steel Construction Society, Tongji University and Zhejiang University.

Containing the most recent engineering and construction practices and the latest theoretical studies, this newly-refined reference book has multiple uses.

It can be referred to for the design, construction and processing of heavy and lightweight architectural structures, pre-stressed steel structures and combined steel and concrete structures.

The manual also features instructions on the seismic resistance, protection, evaluation, stiffening and restoration of steel structures, and can be referred to for typical calculations on material selection, structural system design, structural members, connections and nodes. 

Its release will promote the application of new standards in Chinese steel structures and provide a valuable reference to young designers.

Experts involved in the Steel Structures Design Manual take to the stage at the press conference