本教材根据现行《钢结构设计标准》GB50017的设计条文与条文说明，按照《高等学校土木工程本科指导性专业规范》编写。严格遵循专业规范编制的基本原则，对专业规范提出的核心知识点做到了全面覆盖。通过核心知识点，介绍我国《钢结构设计标准》GB50017的基本设计条文和基本原则，最大程度地让留学生了解和掌握我国钢结构设计体系的基础理论和基本设计方法，易于与实际工程靠近。本教材介绍钢结构的基本原理，内容安排考虑钢结构课程的内在逻辑规律，遵循以学生为主、简明实用、可读性强的编写原则，突出原理，注重分析问题和解决问题的思路。
本教材适用于土木工程专业国际留学生和授课教师、开展双语授课的师生，以及对外从事钢结构工程设计与施工的技术人员。

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Characteristics of Steel Structures
1.1.1 Advantages
1.1.2 Disadvantages
1.2 Development History of Steel Structures
1.3 Applications of Steel Structures
1.4 Classification of Structural Steel Members
1.5 The Basic Design Method of Steel Structures
1.5.1 The purpose of steel structure design
1.5.2 Probabilistic limit state design method
1.5.3 Design expression
1.6 Chapter Summary
Questions
Chapter 2 STRUCTURAL STEEL
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Several Important Performance Indexes of Structural Steel
2.2.1 Strength performance
2.2.2 Plastic performance
2.2.3 Steel physical performance index
2.2.4 Cold bending performance
2.2.5 Impact toughness
2.2.6 Structural steel weldability
2.3 Stress-Strain Relationship of Structural Steel under Different Loadings
2.4 Performance of Steel under Complex Stress
2.5 Main Factors Affecting the Performance of Structural Steel
2.5.1 Chemical compositions of steel
2.5.2 Production process
2.5.3 Steel hardening
2.5.4 Temperature
2.5.5 Stress concentration
2.6 Types and Specifications of Structural Steel
2.6.1 Classification of steel in China
2.6.2 The choice principles of structural steel
2.6.3 Steel selection recommendations
2.7 Structural Steel Products in China
2.7.1 Hot-rolled steel products in China
2.7.2 Cold-formed steel shapes in China
2.8 Chapter Summary
Questions
Chapter 3 POSSIBLE FAILURE OF STEEL STRUCTURES
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Strength Failure of Steel Structures
3.2.1 The strength failure of tension members
3.2.2 The strength failure of bending members
3.3 Overall Instability Failure of Steel Structures
3.3.1 Aspects that must be considered
3.3.2 Overall instability of steel structures
3.3.3 Overall instability of steel members
3.4 Local Instability Failure of Steel Structures
3.4.1 Local instability of steel structures
3.4.2 Local instability of steel members
3.4.3 Classification of cross-section
3.5 The Fatigue Failure of Steel Structures
3.5.1 The concept of fatigue failure
3.5.2 Factors affecting fatigue failure
3.5.3 Fatigue calculation and anti-brittle fracture design
3.6 The Deformation Failure of Steel Structures
3.6.1 The deformation failure of steel members
3.6.2 The deformation failure of steel structures
3.7 Brittle Fracture of Steel Structures
3.7.1 Examples of brittle fracture of steel structures
3.7.2 The main cause of brittle fracture
3.7.3 Measures to prevent brittle fracture
3.8 Chapter Summary
Questions
Chapter 4 CONNECTIONS OF STEEL STRUCTURES
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Methods and Characteristics of Welded Connection
4.2.1 The method of welding and the form of the weld
4.2.2 Weld defects and inspection
4.2.3 Residual welding stress and residual deformation
4.3 Construction Details and Calculation of Groove Welded Connection
4.3.1 Construction details of groove welded connection
4.3.2 Calculation of full penetration groove welded connection
4.4 Construction Details and Calculation of Fillet Welded Connection
4.4.1 Construction details of fillet welded connection
4.4.2 Force performance of fillet weld
4.4.3 The basic for mula for calculating the strength of a right-angle fillet weld
4.4.4 Calculation of right-angle fillet welded connection
4.5 Form of Bolted Connection and Construction Detail Requirements
4.5.1 Characteristics and form of bolted connections
4.5.2 Forms of bolted connections
4.5.3 Construction detail requirements of bolted connections
4.6 Calculation of Bolted Connection
4.6.1 Calculation of unfinished/ordinary bolt connections
4.6.2 Calculation of high-strength bolt friction-type connection
4.6.3