Railway steel structures : fabrication and erection /
Vivek Bhushan Sood.
- First edition.
- 1 online resource
Introduction -- Basics of Steel Structures -- Considerations in Steel fabrication -- Introduction to a Steel Workshop -- Production planning in a workshop -- Materials Shop -- Cutting Shop -- Theory of welding and other connections -- Welding Shop -- Drilling Shop -- Final Assembly Shop -- Painting Shop -- Dispatch Shop -- Fabrication for Indian Railways -- Site assembly and erection -- Case Studies for Issues Faced After Erection.
"This book covers the basics of fabrication of railway steel structures, types of structures involved, and design. The launching/erection methods and processes are covered including case studies covering the consequences of errors or shortcuts adopted during fabrication. The latest trends in steel construction, adoption of steel for fast-paced construction, pre-engineered structures and use of steel for station redevelopment projects are also covered. It aims to help reader deliver the economical and good quality structures speedily without time and cost over-runs. Railway Steel Structures covers instructions and practices for fabrication of railway steel bridges and links with other aspects like design and erection, explores structures for railway and highway loadings including general structures, presents high-performance technologies in the field of materials and of the design of railway constructions, and reviews latest developments in the field including new materials, fabrication techniques and types of structures being adopted Includes case studies to underline the good fabrication practices This book is aimed at professionals in railway, civil, and mechanical engineering, connected with steel structures"--