Design Guide 38: SpeedCore Systems for Steel Structures

There’s a new structural system on the block--and it shaved 10 months off the erection of a 58-story tower in Seattle!

Design Guide 38 offers everything you need to know to harness the power of SpeedCore, a concrete-filled composite plate shear wall system that allows lightning-fast erection without waiting for concrete to cure. The guide covers coupled and uncoupled systems in planar, C-shaped, and I-shaped configurations. It also includes critical information about designing for wind, fire, and seismic considerations, along with extensive design examples.

Bonus Material:

• Design Example links to MathCad files
• Rainier Square, Seattle
• 200 Park Avenue, San Jose, Calif.

 

Publication Date: February 2023