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Upcoming Chats

Do you have questions about steel design and construction? Every Tuesday at 2 pm central time AISC hosts an on-line chat. The second Tuesday of the month is reserved for outside experts on specific topics (see the list below), the remaining weekly chats (starting July 16) feature the AISC Steel Solutions Center staff, who will be available to answer questions on any topic of interest.

September 10: AWS D1.1:2002. The latest version of the welding code features numerous changes that affect the design of welded connections. This month's e-panel incudes: Donald D. Rager, president of Rager Consulting Inc., and current chair of the AWS D1.1 Committee; Dave McQuaid, president of D.L. McQuaid Consultants and immediate past chair of the AWS D1.1 Committee; Duane Miller, manager of The Lincoln Electric Company's Welding Technology Center; Dean Phillips with Hobart; and Robert E. Shaw, president of the Steel Structures Technology Center.

October 8: HSS Connections. The skyrocketing use of Hollow Structural Sections has led to an inevitable growth in questions about how to connect tubular sections to other HSS members as well as to wide flange members. This month's e-panel includes: James M. Fisher, vice president of Computerized Structural Design; Donald R. Sherman, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and Lawrence A. Kloiber, vice president of engineering at LeJeune Steel.

November 12: Steel Plate Shear Walls. One of the newest techniques for improving the seismic response of steel high-rise buildings is the use of steel plate shear walls. In addition, SPSW has the potential for use in blast resistance. This month's e-panel includes Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California-Berkeley, and a lead engineer from Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire.

December 10: FEMA 350/AISC Seismic Provisions. The updated AISC Seismic Provisions incorporates a number of the recommendations that were generated by the SAC Steel Project. This month's e-panel includes: James O. Malley, Senior Principal, Degenkolb Engineers; Hank Martin, Director-Construction Codes and Standards, American Iron and Steel Institute; Ronald O. Hamburger, Chief Structural Engineer, ABS Consulting; and Steven Powell, President, Star Seismic.

Recent Chats

July 9: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Design and detailing programs are increasingly taking advantage of the CIMSteel Intergration Standard to allow data to be passed seamlessly from one application to another. This month's e-panel will include: Barry Butler, Development Management for Design Data; Brian Quinn, National Sales Manager, Ram International; Charles M. Eastman, Professor of Architecture and Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Director of Development for CIS/2; Mark Holland, Chief Engineer, Paxton & Vierling Steel Company; and Rich Schaefer, a consultant working with AISC on EDI. Participants in the chat will have the opportunity to speak with experts who can answer questions about how EDI works and how you can take advantage of it on your next project.
Transcript will be posted soon

August 13: Low Floor-to-Floor-Height Systems.  Whether it's a staggered truss, girder slab, or an in-wall beam system, steel designers can easily and economically produce projects with less than 9' floor-to-floor heights. This month's e-panel will include experts on the most popular systems to answer questions about design, cost, speed, and erection considerations. Panelists include: Robert McNamara from McNamara/Salvia, Inc.; Rimas Vietas from Veitas & Veitas Engineers, Inc.; Don Davies from Skilling Ward Magnuson Barkshire, Inc.; and Tom Faraone from AISC Marketing.
Transcript will be posted soon

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The opinions expressed on this chat site do not necessarily represent an official position of the American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. and have not been reviewed or otherwise moderated. It is recognized that the design of structures is within the scope and expertise of a competent licensed structural engineer, architect or other licensed professional for the application of principles to a particular structure.

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