Acquire the ability to perform design tasks for building structures. Study advanced connections, complex structures, and system-level building design. Learn advanced techniques to evaluate structures ...

Bo Dowswell started in the steel industry in 1985 as a detailer. Since then, he earned B.S., M.S.and Ph.D. degrees from Auburn University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. As a professional ...

Would you be surprised to learn that early lattice steel structures were not designed according to national standards? In the early days, each engineering firm followed its own unique design ...

The American Institute of Steel Construction has released Design Guide 38, SpeedCore Systems for Steel Structures. The document pertains to the nonproprietary concrete-filled composite steel plate ...

Metalworkers and metallurgists have long appreciated the ability to tailor the performance characteristics of steel (an alloy of iron and carbon), including their strength, hardness, ductility and ...

Back in 2021, I had the chance to attend the 100th anniversary celebration of Hughes Brothers, a manufacturer in Seward, Nebraska, known for its wood and steel structures used in electric utility ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Corrosion is a process that, in theory, could be accurately predicted if sufficient ...