$1.9 million in total investment to benefit in high-school welding programs across Canada Twenty-two high-schools across Canada will benefit from over $1.9 million to improve and enhance their welding programs. The funding, made possible by the CWB Welding Foundation’s Capital Equipment and Consumables Fund and co-investment from other partners, will allow high schools to complete [...]
Hellen Christodoulou, PH.D. Ing., B.C.L., LL.B., M.B.A. The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC-ICCA) Fabricator QUIRION MÉTAL Architects LEMAY Structural Engineers ELEMA EXPERTS-CONSEIL Detailers ASIMUT Contractor POMERLEAU Owners ALLIED PROPERTIES REIT Credit Lemay Technical info. This daring project involved the harmonious integration of a contemporary block into the Read Building, a historic building dating [...]
HIGHLIGHTS Manufacturing sales rose 10.7 per cent to $40.2 billion in May. Sales increased in 9 of 11 major industries, headlined by a substantial rebound in motor vehicles and parts. Sales were up in 8 of 10 provinces, led by Ontario and Quebec. The inventory-to-sales ratio inched down from a record 2.41 in April to [...]
Hellen Christodoulou, PH.D. Ing., B.C.L., LL.B., M.B.A. The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC-ICCA) 2019 Winner of the Québec CISC-ICCA Awards for Excellence in Steel Construction in the category of “Erection - Ingenuity - Constructability” Owner Quebec Ministry of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Transport Electrification (MTMDET) Steel Fabricator Canam Engineering team SNC-Lavalin /CIMA Joint venture Contractor [...]
To calculate the shear stress, τ and angular deflection, θ caused by a torsional moment generated by the application of forces acting at some distance from the centroid, the polar moment of inertia for the respective section, Ϳ is required. Figure 1: Typical Tubular Sections For a Hollow Circular Tube: For a Hollow Square [...]
A majestic ivory tower, dominating the skyline of a great metropolis with hundreds of people working in elegance developing and designing steel stuff. This is what I imagined the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction was thirty years ago, when I started an apprenticeship as a steel draftsman. Now I understand the institute is much more magnificent. [...]
The expansion and redevelopment of the terminal project named YQB 2018, is the core of this 227$ Million-dollar investment. Given the demands of an increase in international traffic, the terminal was expanded to having five additional boarding gates, a larger reception capacity and more efficient airport facilities. The first phase of the two-storey expansion basically [...]
The Prime Minister announced on June 1st that the Federal Government would be fast tracking to $2.2 billion in annual Gas Tax funding to municipalities to help with jump-starting the economy post-COVID. Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna released further details on this in the form of a breakdown of the allocated funding by municipality. Please [...]
Hellen Christodoulou, Ph.D. Ing., B.C.L., LL.B., M.B.A. Regional Manager, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC-ICCA) The CISC-ICCA Steel Bridge Certification Standard, 3rd Edition, for Complex Steel Bridges and Simple Steel Bridges is designed to assess the Fabricator’s Quality System. Additionally, it provides a level of assurance that the company performing the fabrication processes has personnel [...]
CISC, in collaboration with the law firm of Conlin Bedard LLP, is pleased to present four webinars (two in English & two in French). Please see below for dates and times of each webinar. Registration is required by clicking the links. Friday, June 26 at 1 pm EDT - *Register here The impact of CUSMA [...]