GLENVIEW, Ill., Nov. 19, 2020: The Hollow Structural Sections Committee of the Steel Tube Institute (STI) is introducing an updated technical guide, “Methods to Check Dimensional Tolerances on Hollow Structural Sections,” to help fabricators and service…
Structural Steel Detailing—Perfection has Always Been More than Important
Today’s construction industry relies heavily on robust steel development. Accurate structural engineering promises sturdy buildings that withstand unexpected…
Michael Baker International’s Caleb Hing Named to Key ASCE Position
Pittsburgh, June 1, 2016—Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, congratulates Caleb Hing, Ph.D.,…
Seismic Response of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Coupled Walls
To protect the lives of inhabitants, buildings are designed to sway and deform without collapsing in response to earthquake shaking. Many building owners and occupants also expect that, with a modest level of repair, buildings will be usable after a strong…
Future Forward Interview: Assessing and Mitigating Structural Performance
Christopher Higgins is a professor of structural engineering in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University (OSU), where he also directs the Structural Engineering Research Laboratory. Informed Infrastructure Editor Matt Ball…
AISC to Honor 14 Top Structural Steel Professionals at NASCC: The Steel Conference
Chicago, Ill.—Fourteen leaders from across the structural steel design, construction, and academic community will receive distinguished awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) at the 2016 NASCC: The Steel Conference (April 13-15 in…
Structural Engineers to Explore Engineering with Students
DuPage Area Engineer’s Week Committee has scheduled an Open House for Saturday, February 27, 2016 [10:30 A.M. –3:30 P.M.] at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Campus at 201 East Loop Road, Wheaton. This program includes…
Nonprofit Engineers Save Students in Nepal
Dust falls from the cracks in the walls and ceiling as the floor shudders, sending gasps and small screams echoing off the temporary tin roofs. The teacher tries to calm the class memories of destruction in the not-so-distant past haunt the children. It takes…
AISI Publishes a New Standard for Seismic Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Systems
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 1, 2016 – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published a new standard, AISI S400-15, North American Standard for Seismic Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Systems, 2015 Edition to address the design and construction…
New Acoustic Technique Reveals Structural Information in Nanoscale Materials
Understanding where and how phase transitions occur is critical to developing new generations of the materials used in high-performance batteries, sensors, energy-harvesting devices, medical diagnostic equipment and other applications. But until now there…
