June 2010

Steeling Home
By Joseph M. Ales, Jr., Ph. D., S.E., and Justin Barton, P.E.
The bold and creative use of structural steel offers fans and players an outstanding game day experience.

An Eye-Catching Showroom
By Kevin Wilson, S.E., Paul Taylor, S.E., and Demetrios Panos, S.E.
A tilted steel frame gives character to open space and accentuates the glass façade.

A Showcase in Stockton
By Ravi Kanitkar, S.E., LEED AP and Wei Liu, S.E., LEED AP
The new San Joaquin County Administration Building used design-build to head off field changes and deliver quickly.

A Steel Home on Wood
By Brian Court, AIA and Jeff Pribyl, P.E., S.E.
Conceived with a spine of steel, this urban residence offers open spaces and lots of light.

Fast-Tracked Bridge Design
By Prabhjeet Raj Singh, P.Eng., P.E., and Matthias Schueller, P.Eng., Ph.D.
A sophisticated, iterative analytical approach to re-evaluating the bridge superstructure has put this project on the path to completion.

A Long-Span Connection
By Wade Brown, P.E.
A new high-strength weather steel girder bridge now crosses the flood-prone Pemigewassett River

An Analytical Monitoring Tool for Bridge Construction
By Jason Stith, Brian Petruzzi, Hyeong Jun Kim, Ph.D., Todd Helwig, P.E., Ph.D., Eric Williamson, P.E., Ph.D., Karl Frank, P.E., Ph.D., and Michael Englehardt, P.E., Ph.D.
Introducing a university-developed, robust, user-friendly finite element program for I-girder bridges during construction.

Getting Across Campus
By Joseph E. Shields, P.E., LEED AP
Colleges and universities are meeting similar challenges with a variety of steel solutions.

Base Plates and Anchor Rods
By Jacinda Collins, P.E., and Thomas J. Schlafly
A review of the concepts behind anchoring columns, as further explained in AISC Steel Design Guide 1.

Auditing X and Y Correlation
By Duke Okes
Auditing for compliance is important, but don't neglect the results of the processes.

Prefabrication, Old and New
By Tom Klemens
Notes on two steel structures from a recent trip to the Emerald Isle.