Students Showcase Ideas for Wildlife Crossing at SSBC National Finals

CHICAGO – The University of Florida took home the overall first place prize at the 2022 Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals at Virginia Tech. This year’s competition challenged students to design, fabricate, and construct a conceptual scaled steel bridge to serve as a hypothetical wildlife crossing over I-90 in Washington state. The bridges must […] The post Students Showcase Ideas for Wildlife Crossing at SSBC National Finals appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

AISC launches Arup-authored design guide for hybrid steel-timber, a flexible and low embodied-carbon option

New York, NY, 2022 – Published by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), global built environment consulting firm Arup has authored the first-ever set of US recommendations for hybrid steel frames with mass timber floors. Design Guide 37: Hybrid Steel Frames with Wood Floors encourages the use of mass timber floor systems in construction, an underused yet important […] The post AISC launches Arup-authored design guide for hybrid steel-timber, a flexible and low embodied-carbon option appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

AISC Issues Technical Advisory about Painting Interior Steel

CHICAGO – Anecdotal evidence suggests that specifiers are increasingly requiring that fully enclosed steel members in building structures be primed. The American Institute of Steel Construction has issued a technical advisory to clarify the matter. For almost 70 years, AISC has recommended against painting or priming steel that will be enclosed by building finish, coated with a […] The post AISC Issues Technical Advisory about Painting Interior Steel appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

S&T Steel Bridge Team wins fourth consecutive regional competition, will compete at nationals

ROLLA, Mo. – The Steel Bridge Design Team from Missouri University of Science and Technology recently won first place at a regional American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Mid-Continent Student Conference and will now put their bridge engineering and construction skills to the test nationally May 27-28 at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. “Our team is proud to […] The post S&T Steel Bridge Team wins fourth consecutive regional competition, will compete at nationals appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Ruby+ Associates Founder David Ruby, PE, SE Receives 2022 J. Lloyd Kimbrough Award

BINGHAM FARMS, MI — Ruby+Associates, a structural engineering firm dedicated to serving the construction industry, is proud to announce that the firm’s chairman and founding principal David I. Ruby, PE, SE, received the 2022 J. Lloyd Kimbrough Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). The award was presented in Denver at the Colorado […] The post Ruby+ Associates Founder David Ruby, PE, SE Receives 2022 J. Lloyd Kimbrough Award appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.