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The building industry in the United States is gradually adopting the new metric-based system referred to as SI units (for System International). For many years, the Congress of the United States has tried to legislate the use of the metric system without success. At present, scientific and technical periodicals and journals in this country are requiring the use of both systems in their publications. In this book, illustrations and example problems use both the SI and U.S. systems. Table 1.1 lists the standard units for both systems.
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Abu-Saba, E.G. (1995). Introduction. In: Design of Steel Structures. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2079-5_1
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