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March 2021

March 2021

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Two AISC Structural Stainless Steel Standards Available for Public Review

The current drafts of the 2021 AISC Specification for Structural Stainless Steel Buildings (AISC 370-21) and 2021 AISC Code of Standard Practice for Structural Stainless Steel Buildings (AISC 313-21) are available for public review from February 26, 2021, until April 12, 2021.

Both are new standards. AISC expects that they’ll be available in final form on the AISC website by the end of 2021.

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Field Notes

Welcome to our Field Notes podcast, where we interview industry personalities with interesting stories to tell.

Vicki O’Leary was born into an ironworking family and got into the profession herself based on a bet with her brother. And while she’s raised a lot of steel in her more than thirty years as an ironworker, more recently she has raised the bar for ironworkers everywhere as director of diversity for Ironworkers International. Listen in to hear about her first experience up on the iron, the Be That One Guy anti-bullying program, the evolution of paid maternity for ironworkers, and more in the March 2021 issue or listen to the complete podcast below.

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Test Your Steel Knowledge

Watch the space below each week for a challenging new Steel Quiz question. Correct answers (one per person per week) will be entered in a monthly drawing for a prize.

March's Prize: March marks the return of Daylight Saving Time in most places across the U.S., so let's save everyone some more! Two lucky winners will receive Manual Companion Sets, a great addtion to your 15th Ed. Steel Construction Manual. 

Congratulations to February's Winners!

Elaine W. and and James B. will receive a manual of their choice (Steel Construction Manual, Seismic Design Manual, Detailing Manual, or Manual Companion Set). 

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Project Extras

Twice as Nice

A framing material change from concrete to steel facilitates an enhanced expansion that doubles the height of an AdventHealth hospital in Kissimmee, Fla. Click below for photos of the construction process. And to read about the project, see “Doubling Up” in the February 2021 issue.

 

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Staying on Track

Design-build delivery of a new steel station keeps the LIRR running. Click below to see images of the project. And to read about it, see “All Aboard” in the February 2021 issue.

 

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The AISC Podcast series, Steel Profiles, brings you up close and personal with many of the steel industry's leading professionals.

Ron KlemencicThe chairman and CEO at MKA talks about tall-building design, SpeedCore, and more. Ted GalambosThe legendary "Father of LRFD" himself chats about his fascinating life and research. Ronald Ziemian The 2019 AISC T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award Winner explains the most important concept for engineers to understand about stability.
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