These design have been drawn mainly from various Engineering Examination Papers of Indian and London Universities and thus cover a wide variety.
In this edition of the book some new problem have been added and more detail have been given. These changes will make the book more complete and well suited as text-book for undergraduate students.
After the second edition of the book in 1965 wherein several additions were made like semi-rigid connection and frames with such joints, light gauge steel structures and aluminium structures, the book remauned essentially unchanged and it was simplyreprinted during the intervening period.
The book is primarily written for the use by degree students. Its anticipated that arcitects, designer and practising engineers will find this text as an answer to most of their problems in the design of steel structure.