Congratulations to our sole winner: Justin Franklin, digital marketing manager at Response Labs in Baltimore!
Purdue University has released a new report titled "Fatigue and Fracture Library for the Inspection, Evaluation, and Repair of Vehicular Steel Bridges."
Yesterday afternoon, AISC presented its 2015 IDEAS2 Award for excellence in steel-frame building design to members of the project team of the University of Oregon's Hatfield-Dowlin Football Performance Center in Eugene, Ore.
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of AISI, recently launched #SummerOfSteel -- a summer-long social media campaign promoting steel through a digital “road trip” across North America.
AISC is offering a four-part webinar series, “Bracing Connections and Related Topics,” which will be held on Thursdays starting August 13 through September 10.
The new Wilshire Grand is poised to redefine the Los Angeles skyline. Located on the site of the recently demolished Wilshire Grand Hotel, the 1,100-ft-tall skyscraper will be the tallest structure in the Western U.S.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released data about the road and bridge conditions for each state. The data shows that nearly half the country's roads and more than 25% of its bridges are in "poor" condition, and this is costing each motorist an average of $300 annually.
The National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) has released its Continuous Span Standards for Steel Plate Girder Bridges.
Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2016 SSRC Annual Stability Conference, which will be held April 12-15 in conjunction with NASCC: The Steel Conference at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
AISC is now accepting musical entries for the third annual STEELapalooza contest celebrating SteelDay!
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport’s 55,000-sq.-ft terminal expansion honors the vocabulary of the existing terminal building while adopting a fresh and bold new aesthetic to reflect the vibrancy of the city the airport serves.
Last week AISC presented members of the project team of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice with the 2015 IDEAS2 Award for excellence in steel-frame building design during a ceremony conducted at the college.
SSAB, a Swedish and U.S.-based steel producer (and an AISC member), invites students to enter its annual University Challenge.
A $50 million contract comprising most of the structural steel work for the new Detroit Events Center has been awarded to Detroit-headquartered Midwest Steel (an AISC Member and Advanced Certified Steel Erector).
Only three weeks left to submit nominations for the most prestigious lectureship award in the structural steel industry, the T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award, which includes a $15,000 cash prize!
Schuff Steel in Stockton, Calif. (an AISC Member/AISC Certified fabricator) is fabricating the main steel truss assemblies that will support the roof of downtown Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center arena, the future home of the NBA Sacramento Kings.
The Deep Foundations Institute Educational Trust’s second annual Thomas J. Wysockey Scholarship Fundraising Dinner will take place next Thursday, July 16, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Union League Club of Chicago. All proceeds from the dinner benefit the Thomas Wysockey Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, which provides financial awards to deserving civil engineering students pursuing a career in the deep foundations industry.
SSPC: The Society For Protective Coatings has announced the appointment of William M. Worms as executive director, effective September 1, 2015. Worms will succeed William (Bill) Shoup, who is retiring with over 15 years of distinguished service.
AISC is offering a three-part webinar series, “Introduction to Earthquake Engineering for Steel Structures,” which will take place on July 15, 22 and 29. The series will provide an introduction to the concepts and principles that underlie the seismic design of steel structures.
The National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) is now accepting entries for the 2016 Prize Bridge Competition. The competition, held every other year, honors the most outstanding and innovative steel bridges constructed in the U.S.
A new rail station and pedestrian bridge navigate existing electrical lines above a stop along America’s busiest passenger rail corridor.
The third quarter 2015 issue of AISC’s Engineering Journal is now available at www.aisc.org/ej. You can view, download and print the current digital edition.