Engineers Corner: Technical Column
By Charles Albert, P.Eng., Manager of Technical Publications and Services CISC provides this column as a part of its commitment to the education of those interested in the use of [...]
Structural Steel: Helping to Realize the Potential of Prefabricated Prefinished Modular Construction
Prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction (PPVC), sometimes referred to simply as modular construction, is a process whereby buildings are planned and designed to allow for discretization and standardization of 3D volumetric [...]
CISC Design Modules 4 and 5 – Straight and Curved Steel Girder Bridges
The fourth and fifth modules in CISC's Design Modules lineup have been published and are now available. Design Module 4, "Straight Steel Girder Bridges", illustrates the design of composite, continuous [...]
Weld Effective Properties for HSS Connections
For hollow structural section (HSS) connections, welds can be designed either to achieve the capacity of the connected branch member wall or to be “fit for purpose” (i.e. to resist [...]
Engineers Corner: Technical Column
By Charles Albert, P.Eng., Manager of Technical Publications and Services CISC provides this column as part of its commitment to the education of those interested in the use of steel [...]
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