Tag: steel
Cross-Laminated Timber
What is it and When Does it Make Sense?
By Augustus “Gus” Raymond
Entering the 19th century, the 482’ Strasbourg Cathedral was the tallest structure in...
New ASCE Manual of Practice Offers Best Practices for Use of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers for...
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s new book, Recommended Practice for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Products for Overhead Utility Line Structures, MOP 104, Second Edition, details best practices for the...
Under Construction: Taylor Yard Bikeway and Pedestrian Bridge Over Los Angeles River
By Surur Sheikh
After 22 years in the City of Los Angeles’ books, the Taylor Yard Bikeway and Pedestrian Bridge is underway. Earlier this year,...
The Charles Pankow Foundation announces two research grant awards
Closing the Guidance Gaps on Coupling Beams Used in Core Wall Systems Subjected to Wind Events
When the beam shear demands in coupled core wall systems, commonly...
Repurposed steel from wind turbine creates bridge over troubled waters
By Roy Fishwick
The Yorkshire Dales in northern England has long been a tourist trap for those who love its rural vistas and picturesque villages....
Global Steel Industry Groups Call for Urgent Action on Steel Excess Capacity Crisis
Nineteen steel industry associations in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia today called for the governments of steelmaking economies to step up efforts to...
AISC Remembers Jeffrey W. Post
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction joins the industry in fondly remembering Jeffrey W. Post, a leading expert on heat straightening, who...
AUGUST STEEL SHIPMENTS UP 4.4 PERCENT FROM PRIOR MONTH
YTD Shipments Increase by 1.8 Percent Year-over-Year
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of August 2019,...
SOM-designed Chicago Public Library branch, opens to the public
The new Chicago Public Library, West Loop Branch, donated to the city by developer Sterling Bay and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, is an adaptive reuse project that preserves the building’s industrial character while creating a new cultural and social center for the neighborhood.
