Achieving Low Floor-to-Floor Heights By Minhaj Kirmani, PE, PhD Three examples of how structural steel was used to minimize floor-to-floor heights in building projects. Close Quarters By Christopher P. Milano, PE A confined site in the heart of Boston's Back Bay area is home to a new 18-story residential tower. E-Commerce: Who Knew Bethlehem was in Bolivia? By E. M. Phillips The pros and cons of buying steel on the web - and where to find it. Failure Analysis of a Column k-Area Fracture By John M. Barsom and J.V. Pellegrino, Jr. Three deep column moment connections with a Reduced Beam Section (RBS) were tested at the University of California San Diego to investigate the behavior of RBS welded moment connections. Staggered Truss System Proves Economical For Hotels By Aine Brazil, PE The newly built Embassy Suites hotel development in New York's Wall Street area met functional and financial needs with the staggered truss system. Superstructure Completed in Just Eight Weeks By Peter A. Naccarato, PE Drexel University, Philadelphia, finds answer to scheduling dilemma in structural steel. Correspondence Notes from the Editor's desk Steel News & Events Steel Quiz