CHICAGO – Structural steel designers have a valuable new resource for the design of end-plate moment connections in AISC Steel Design Guide 39, End-Plate Moment Connections, which is now available at aisc.org/dg. "It's a great addition to the AISC toolbox…
AISI Seeks Cold-Formed Steel Research Proposals for 2024 Small Project/Fellowship Program
Proposals must be submitted to AISI by October 31, 2023 WASHINGTON, DC – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Standards Council is…
AISI Publishes Design Examples to Illustrate Updated Provisions in AISI S100
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published AISI D102-23, “Illustrative Examples for Provisions in AISI S100-16…
Introducing A.I. TIMBER: The Future of Sustainable Construction
Produced by nature… with a little help from A.I. CRA’s latest startup Maestro prototypes “A.I. Timber”, an innovative construction material that reduces waste by preserving the original shapes of the trees. Instead of sawing unique logs into standardized…
AISC Releases Complementary Materials for the 16th Edition Steel Construction Manual
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction has released several new free resources to complement the hot-off-the-presses 16th edition of its Steel Construction Manual for download at aisc.org/16thedition. These additional materials include the…
Available Wednesday: 16th ed. Steel Construction Manual updated for 2023 with the latest AISC standards
We've upgraded your go-to steel reference with: New 50 ksi steel design tables Properties and dimensions for 210 new HSS shapes Revised and expanded discussion of prying action New and revamped tables for design of double-angle connections, single-plate connections,…
S&T awarded $1.4 million from Army Corps to develop AI-based program for 3D printing concrete
ROLLA, Mo. – A Missouri University of Science and Technology research team led by Dr. Kamal Khayat has been awarded $1.4 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop an artificial intelligence program that will determine the best locally-available…
LeadIT and GCCA launch Green Cement Technology Tracker
The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have launched a new tracker, to help policymakers, industry experts, academics and the public monitor worldwide decarbonization efforts in the cement…
Simulating Damage Propagation in Composite Materials Through a Novel Computational Method to Realize High-Quality CFRPs
CFRPs are lightweight materials with remarkable mechanical properties. However, their design involves many time-consuming experiments, which drives up costs. To tackle this issue, researchers present a new and computationally efficient approach to simulate…
Green construction boost as new service provides transparent environmental data on concrete products.
Major step forward for sustainability reporting and green construction Production of Environmental Product Declarations on-demand allows concrete producers to show the environmental impact of their products Governments and authorities are mandating use of…
