If you’ve read any publications on steel bridge design in the past 30 years, chances are you've encountered the work of bridge design expert Mike Grubb, PE. AISC honored Grubb earlier this year with the J. Lloyd Kimbrough Award in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to steel bridge literature--more than 40 publications and counting!--and his work developing AASHTO LRFD BDS provisions for steel bridges. In this month’s Field Notes podcast, find out which of Grubb’s publications he is most proud of, plus hear his advice for beginning bridge designers--in his own words! Listen to the full interview at aisc.org/fieldnotes or read an excerpt at aisc.org/msc-grubb.
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About us
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), headquartered in Chicago, is a non-partisan, not-for-profit technical institute and trade association established in 1921 to serve the structural steel design community and construction industry in the United States. AISC’s mission is to make structural steel the material of choice by being the leader in structural-steel-related technical and market-building activities, including: specification and code development, research, education, technical assistance, quality certification, standardization, market development, and advocacy. AISC has a long tradition of service to the steel construction industry providing timely and reliable information. As part of AISC's mission, we emphasize: --Increasing the structural steel industry's share of the construction market --Unifying the industry with a common purpose --Increasing the structural steel industry’s share of the construction market --Supporting and improving the ability of the structural steel industry to be both innovative and competitive in a worldwide construction market Since its establishment, AISC has conducted its numerous activities with a scrupulous sense of public responsibility. For this reason, and because of the high caliber of its staff, the Institute enjoys a close working relationship with architects, engineers, code officials and educators who recognize its professional status in the fields of specification writing, structural research, design development and performance standards. AISC represents the total experience, judgment, and strength of the entire domestic industry of steel fabricators, distributors, and producers. The scope and success of its activities could not be achieved by any one member of the industry. The nation shares the rewards of these activities – through better, safer and more economical buildings, bridges and other structures framed in structural steel. Smarter. Stronger. Steel.
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http://www.aisc.org
External link for American Institute of Steel Construction
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- Construction
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- 51-200 employees
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- Chicago, Illinois
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- Nonprofit
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- 1921
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- Structural Steel, Seismic Design, BIM Technology, Structural Engineering, Building Design, and Steel Fabrication
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A museum dedicated to celebrating the country’s most accomplished veterans needed an inspiring, dynamic space--and structural steel delivered. The National Medal of Honor Foundation chose a wide open design by Rafael Viñoly Architects and schlaich bergermann partner sbp for its Arlington, Texas museum. These firms collaborated to develop a novel structural system to support a primary feature of the museum--an elevated 200 ft by 200 ft by 35 ft tall steel-framed exhibition hall space--atop five megacolumns. Read about the ingenuity behind the National Medal of Honor Museum at aisc.org/dynamic-design. Then pop over to aisc.org/puzzles to assemble a rendering of how the highly anticipated museum will look when it opens next spring!
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Steel salvaged from Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is already being recycled for a second life in buildings, bridges--and timepieces! To honor the resilience and community spirit of his city, watchmaker Alan Tsao of Tsao Baltimore is turning 200 lbs of steel from a Francis Scott Key Bridge beam into as many as 150 watches. These watches will be much more than just artifacts of local history--they will also help fund relief efforts for the city. Tsao plans to donate all proceeds from these watches to the Baltimore Civic Fund to help families and businesses affected by the disaster. Find out more about this initiative: https://ow.ly/Jr0A50SuAgA
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Looking for some “light reading” this week? Visit aisc.org/ej to catch up on some exciting developments in steel design and research with Engineering Journal! The latest issue will bring you up to speed on torsional design of round HSS members, lateral-torsional buckling modification factors in steel I-shaped members, and more. Read these articles, plus archives as far back as 1964, for free!
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Eight innovative bridges and one game-changing owner--the Texas Department of Transportation--won Prize Bridge Awards this year. Get the scoop on each of these winners this month in Modern Steel Construction! The newest issue also shows you how Design Guide 40: Rain Loads and Ponding will help you design more rain-resistant roof systems. Read the whole issue--and our entire archive--for free! aisc.org/msc-july24
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Oregon State University joined our roster of AISC Student Clubs for the 2024-2025 academic year--welcome! Each AISC Student Club is unique in size, structure, and activities, but they have a few things in common: 🔗 Students get the opportunity to connect and exchange steel-related knowledge, engage in educational activities, and even network with peers and industry representatives. 📋 The club receives tax-exempt status, insurance coverage for official Club activities, and the support of AISC staff and our extensive membership network. 🎓 A minimum of three students and one faculty advisor are all a Club needs to get started. Visit aisc.org/studentclubs to establish an AISC Student Club on your campus!
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Imagine the urban warehouse of the future--and make it vertical. Building a distribution center just two miles from a city center has obvious appeal for an owner, but such a centralized location makes the available building footprint much smaller than the typical warehouse requires. DCI Engineers, The Walsh Group - Walsh Construction & Archer Western, Ware Malcomb, and Lyndon Steel Company LLC used Nucor Corporation’s high-strength Aeos A913 Grade 65 steel to build a two-story warehouse (a first in the Midwest!) that maximizes usable square footage. Another plus besides the extra space? High-strength steel reduced the overall weight, resulting in a more sustainable and cost-effective structure. Visit aisc.org/puzzles for the puzzle of the week, which offers a glimpse into how structural steel supports this first-of-a-kind warehouse. Then get the rest of the story about the design and its benefits at https://lnkd.in/gtdiAGSG.
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This week, architecture educators got to be students at our Chicago headquarters! AISC is proud to host an Architecture Educator Workshop, where educators connected to discuss and develop innovative strategies for teaching steel design. In the activity pictured, architecture educators are designing details that not only function as details but also convey expressions such as decon and even steampunk! Other topics included design-build with steel, integrative design, and sustainability. Activities like these give educators fresh ideas for imparting students with deeper knowledge and greater enthusiasm for their work with structural steel. Thanks to Terri Meyer Boake; Hans C. Herrmann, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP; Ming Hu, PhD; Patrick Peters, LEED AP; Catherine Spellman; and Patrick Tripeny for facilitating this workshop!
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Always have the latest ASTM standards at your fingertips with our new online subscription! AISC partnered with ASTM International to create an online subscription for its popular ASTM standards collection, Selected ASTM Standards for Structural Steel Fabrication, including Structural Stainless Steel. The subscription includes the newest ASTM standards as well as past versions for easy reference. Visit aisc.org/astm-subscription to get started today.
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It’s only summer, but the AISC Student Club at the University of Illinois Chicago is ready for a great school year ahead! Did you know that students at U.S. colleges and universities can receive tax-exempt status, insurance coverage for official Club activities, and the support of AISC staff and our extensive membership network by starting an AISC Student Club? All it takes is at least three students and a faculty advisor. Visit aisc.org/studentclubs to find out more about the program and establish a club for 2024-2025!
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