This document is the Indian Standard code for general construction using steel structures (IS 800:2007). It provides guidelines and requirements for the design, fabrication, and erection of steel structures. Some key points covered in the document include:
1. It specifies the materials that can be used for steel structures, including structural steel, rivets, bolts, welding consumables, and other materials.
2. It outlines general design requirements such as load combinations, classification of cross-sections, and resistance to horizontal forces.
3. It describes methods of structural analysis including elastic analysis, plastic analysis, and frame buckling analysis.
4. It covers the limit state design of various steel structural elements including