January 1998

Bridge Crossings No. 13
By Michael A. Grubb, PE, and Dann H. Hall
The Foundation of Great Steel Bridge Designs

Economic Seismic Connection Repairs: Weld Overlays
A New study indicates that earthquake-damaged connections can sometimes be repaired by depositing a higher grade weld overlay (93KB PDF)

Rebuilding Wood Trusses With Steel
Moisture damage to structural elements required an innovative solution to preserve a historic structure (119KB PDF)

Software Review
RamSteel and RamFrame, Version 5.03 from Ram Analysis (206KB PDF)

Structural Engineering Software
A survey of software use, product reviews and a listing of major structural engineering software packages in use today (30KB PDF)