Here’s your opportunity to weigh in on an upcoming AISC standard! A draft of the Code of Standard Practice for Structural Stainless Steel Buildings (AISC 313) is available for public review and comment through August 12. This will supersede the 2021 version and is anticipated to be finalized in 2025. Visit aisc.org/publicreview to access the document and comment form.
American Institute of Steel Construction
Construction
Chicago, Illinois 112,028 followers
Smarter. Stronger. Steel.
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
- Industry
- Construction
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1921
- Specialties
- Structural Steel, Seismic Design, BIM Technology, Structural Engineering, Building Design, and Steel Fabrication
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Primary
130 E Randolph St
Chicago, Illinois 60601, US
Employees at American Institute of Steel Construction
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Fun fact: The 2024 Bridge of the Year has an optical illusion hidden in plain sight! Each of the three arches in the New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge has a variable hexagonal cross section. The arches are designed to cast shadows that make them look even more graceful and slender than they already are, creating the visual effect of a stone skipping across the water. Enjoy a unique view of this landmark Washington, D.C. bridge when you assemble our puzzle of the week, at aisc.org/puzzles! Curious for more? Visit aisc.org/msc-prizebridge24 to read up on each of the eight innovative crossings that won Prize Bridge Awards in 2024. PROJECT TEAM: Owner: District Department of Transportation (DDOT), Washington, D.C. General contractor/erector: South Capitol Bridgebuilders (SCB), joint venture of Archer Western (The Walsh Group - Walsh Construction & Archer Western) and Granite Construction, Washington, D.C. Structural engineer: AECOM, Glen Allen, Va. Lead bridge architect: BEAM Architects BRIDGE DESIGNERS, Bridgport, U.K. Erection and construction engineer: McNary Bergeron & Johannesen, Hartford, Conn. General engineering consultant: HNTB, Arlington, Va. Steel fabricator: Veritas Steel LLC, Eau Claire, Wis. and Palatka, Fla. *AISC full member; AISC-Certified fabricator* Detailer: Tensor Engineering, LLC, Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. *AISC associate member*
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Starting next Tuesday, level up your steel connection design skills--and earn up to 12.0 PDHs--with our next Night School course! Night School: Fundamentals of Connection Design delivers foundational instruction in analyzing and designing connections, starting with critical bolt and weld limit states. Throughout the eight sessions, presenters Brad Davis, SE, PE, PhD and Matthew Eatherton, SE, PhD will cover topics including shear, moment, bracing, and seismic connections. Secure your spot today! aisc.org/ns-35
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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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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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