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Search Presentations Search content Clear Mike KempfertDelegated Connection Design – Properly Specifying Connection Design CriteriaMarch, 2024Joshua BuckholtStability: Applying Chapter C to Daily EngineeringMarch, 2024Adam FriedmanConstruction engineering solutions to a unique and challenging structure at the Ismaili Center in HoustonMarch, 2024Thomas GetschmanCommon Sense Engineering Practices for a Practical Engineered Erection PlanMarch, 2024Mahmoud MaamouriBase Connection Design for Steel Structures – the NEW Design Guide 1, 3rd EditionMarch, 2024Adam FriedmanStability of trusses during erectionApril, 2023James FisherSteel Joist Tool Box AdditionsApril, 2023Michael WestIt fits! – Tolerences aren’t important, until it doesn’t fitApril, 2023Thomas GetschmanWhat an Erector Needs to Know About Engineered Erection PlansApril, 2023James FisherDesigning with Vulcraft Steel Joists, Joist Girders, and Steel DeckNovember, 2021Tim BickelIndustrial Crane Runway Capacity UpgradesApril, 2021Adam FriedmanSteel Framed Stairway Design: Overview and Gravity LoadingApril, 2021Adam FriedmanSteel Framed Stairway Design: Seismic Considerations & Delegated DesignApril, 2021Scott ThompsonChallenges for Designers of Crane-Supporting Steel Structures by Scott Thompson and Robert MacCrimmon (Hatch & Associates)April, 2021Michael WestSpecifying Certification: What’s In It For You?April, 2021Jules Van de PasMovement Joints: What Are They and When Are They Needed? by Jules Van De Pas & Patrick McManus (Martin/Martin)April, 2021Adam FriedmanBase Plate Design Part 1 – Overview and Gravity LoadsOctober, 2020Adam FriedmanBase Plate Design Part 2 – Lateral Loads and Other TopicsOctober, 2020Jules Van de PasAISC 2020 Night School on Industrial Building Design and Design of Non-Building StructuresJune, 2020Michael West2020 AISC NASCC: Design Guide 10: Erection Bracing of Low-Rise Structural Steel Buildings [R5}April, 2020Michael West2020 AISC NASCC: Your Code of Standard Practice – An Engineer’s Perspective [P2]April, 2020Tim Bickel2020 AIST Crane Symposium: The New Technical Report #13April, 2020Adam FriedmanIntroduction to AISC Design Guide 34: Steel Framed Stairway Design [D2]April, 2019Adam FriedmanThe Learning Never Stops: Going Beyond a College Education [L5]April, 2019John Rolfes2019 AISC NASCC: Design of Multi-tiered Braced Frames [M5]April, 2019Adam FriedmanSteel Framed Stairway Design, Part 2June, 2018Adam FriedmanSteel Framed Stairway Design, Part 1May, 2018Adam FriedmanSteel Framed Stairway Design [N3]April, 2018John Rolfes2018 AISC NASCC: What’s New in the 2017 AIST Tech Report #13 [N23]April, 2018Tim BickelWhats New in the 2017 AIST Tech Report #13 [N23]April, 2018Michael West2018 AISC NASCC: The New Certification Program Requirements and Standard: What Do They Mean for You? [Q2]April, 2018Michael West2018 AISC NASCC: It Fits!! [U6]April, 2018LeRoy Lutz2017 AISC NASCC: The History of the Development of the Single Angle Design Provisions in the AISC SpecificationMarch, 2017Thomas Getschman2017 AISC NASCC: Complex Erectin Bracing [R7]March, 2017Michael West2017 AISC NASCC: Case Studies in How to Use the Code of Standard Practice to Prevent and Resolve Disputes [Z6]March, 2017Michael West2017 AISC NASCC: What Should Engineers Know about IBC Chapter 17? [CA7]March, 2017Tim Bickel2016 AISC NASCC: Crane Runway and Mill Buildings Design and Construction Issues [N7A]April, 2016John Rolfes2016 AISC NASCC: Industrial Buildings and Nonbuilding Structures: Design Challenges [N58A]April, 2016Jules Van de Pas2016 AISC NASCC: Stability Matters–Even for Nonbuilding Structures [N24A]April, 2016Michael West2016 AISC NASCC: Steel Joist Floor Systems Best Practices [N60A]April, 2016Michael West2016 AISC NASCC: The Code of Standard Practice: A Legal and Practical Tool [N15A]April, 2016James Fisher2016 AISC NASCC: 50 Years of Structural Steel [N3A]April, 2016Michael WestSteel Joint Institute Webinar “Steel Joist Floor Systems Best Practices”, 2016January, 2016Joshua Buckholt2015 AISC NASCC: Are the Results of My First or Second-Order Analysis Correct? Is It Me or the Software? [N16]March, 2015Michael West2015 AISC NASCC: The Art and Science of Successful Meetings [Z5]March, 2015LeRoy Lutz2015 AISC NASCC: Stability of Web Tapered Members and Castellated Beams [S8]March, 2015John Rolfes2014 AISC NASCC: Selecting the Appropriate Seismic System for Your Steel Project [N24]March, 2014LeRoy Lutz2014 AISC NASCC: Stability Under Fire Conditions, Part 2 [S8]March, 2014Michael WestNational Council of Structural Engineers Associations Webinar, “AISC’s Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges”, 2013.May, 2013John Rolfes2013 AISC NASCC: Braced Frame Systems: Which is Best for Your Project? [N19A]April, 2013Michael West2013 AISC NASCC: Reading Hardy Cross [N10A]April, 2013James Fisher2013 AISC NASCC: A Review of Serviceability Design Considerations for Steel Buildings [N31A]April, 2013LeRoy Lutz2013 AISC NASCC: Stability of Angles, Cruciform and Z-Shaped Members [S8]April, 2013John Rolfes2012 AISC NASCC: Design of Horizontal Diaphragms and Collector Beams for Seismic Lateral Load Resisting Systems [N45]April, 2012Michael West2012 AISC NASCC: The 2011 AISC Standard for Steel Bridges [N52]April, 2012LeRoy Lutz2012 AISC NASCC: Lack of Lateral Stability Leads to an Ugly Twist! [S4]April, 2012John Rolfes2011 AISC NASCC: Crane Loads on Industrial Buildings [N32]May, 2011Jules Van de Pas2011 AISC NASCC: A Guide to the Preliminary Design Process [N11]May, 2011LeRoy Lutz2011 AISC NASCC: Frame Stability [S7]May, 2011James Fisher2010 AISC NASCC: 122 Design Ideas in 90 Minutes [E2]May, 2010LeRoy Lutz2010 AISC NASCC: Stability of Bridges During Erection [S5]May, 2010Michael West“Effective Steel Design – Design of a Low-Rise Office Building”, AISC Seminar, 2010.April, 2010Richard Kaehler2009 AISC NASCC: Design of Frames Using Web-Tapered Members [E9]April, 2009John Rolfes2008 AISC NASCC: Designing Low-Cost Steel Structures [E9]April, 2008Mike KempfertDrawing Details: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyJames Fisher2008 AISC NASCC: Design of Lateral Load Resisting Frames Using Steel Joists and Joist Girders [E24]
Adam FriedmanConstruction engineering solutions to a unique and challenging structure at the Ismaili Center in HoustonMarch, 2024
Thomas GetschmanCommon Sense Engineering Practices for a Practical Engineered Erection PlanMarch, 2024
Mahmoud MaamouriBase Connection Design for Steel Structures – the NEW Design Guide 1, 3rd EditionMarch, 2024
Scott ThompsonChallenges for Designers of Crane-Supporting Steel Structures by Scott Thompson and Robert MacCrimmon (Hatch & Associates)April, 2021
Jules Van de PasMovement Joints: What Are They and When Are They Needed? by Jules Van De Pas & Patrick McManus (Martin/Martin)April, 2021
Jules Van de PasAISC 2020 Night School on Industrial Building Design and Design of Non-Building StructuresJune, 2020
Michael West2020 AISC NASCC: Design Guide 10: Erection Bracing of Low-Rise Structural Steel Buildings [R5}April, 2020
Michael West2020 AISC NASCC: Your Code of Standard Practice – An Engineer’s Perspective [P2]April, 2020
Michael West2018 AISC NASCC: The New Certification Program Requirements and Standard: What Do They Mean for You? [Q2]April, 2018
LeRoy Lutz2017 AISC NASCC: The History of the Development of the Single Angle Design Provisions in the AISC SpecificationMarch, 2017
Michael West2017 AISC NASCC: Case Studies in How to Use the Code of Standard Practice to Prevent and Resolve Disputes [Z6]March, 2017
Tim Bickel2016 AISC NASCC: Crane Runway and Mill Buildings Design and Construction Issues [N7A]April, 2016
John Rolfes2016 AISC NASCC: Industrial Buildings and Nonbuilding Structures: Design Challenges [N58A]April, 2016
Michael West2016 AISC NASCC: The Code of Standard Practice: A Legal and Practical Tool [N15A]April, 2016
Michael WestSteel Joint Institute Webinar “Steel Joist Floor Systems Best Practices”, 2016January, 2016
Joshua Buckholt2015 AISC NASCC: Are the Results of My First or Second-Order Analysis Correct? Is It Me or the Software? [N16]March, 2015
John Rolfes2014 AISC NASCC: Selecting the Appropriate Seismic System for Your Steel Project [N24]March, 2014
Michael WestNational Council of Structural Engineers Associations Webinar, “AISC’s Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges”, 2013.May, 2013
James Fisher2013 AISC NASCC: A Review of Serviceability Design Considerations for Steel Buildings [N31A]April, 2013
John Rolfes2012 AISC NASCC: Design of Horizontal Diaphragms and Collector Beams for Seismic Lateral Load Resisting Systems [N45]April, 2012
Michael West“Effective Steel Design – Design of a Low-Rise Office Building”, AISC Seminar, 2010.April, 2010
James Fisher2008 AISC NASCC: Design of Lateral Load Resisting Frames Using Steel Joists and Joist Girders [E24]
