Steel components—either structural, cold-formed, or both—are included on almost every project designed by structural engineers. Consequently, Structural Engineer publishes articles almost every month about steel design, steel codes and standards, steel projects, or steel products to help readers keep up-to-date on professional requirements, industry practices, and trends. These industries are supported by many associations and industry-specific conference and seminars. This index provides a useful reference of articles, associations, and learning events to enable you to focus on steel.

Reference index

Following is a list of articles previously published in Structural Engineer relating to steel.

Walking that fine steel line: Managing the risks of producing early structural steel mill orders, Brent Wenger, P.E., September 2008

Making the connection:Proposed modification to AISCs Code of Standard Practice Section 3.1.2, Charles J. Carter, P.E., S.E., July 2008

Metal building systems: An explanation of welding issues for seismic design requirements, W. Lee Shoemaker, Ph.D., P.E., April 2008

Cornering the market on roof truss design: Leveraging cold-formed steel at the University of Texas at Austin, David Boyd, Feb. 2008

Specifiers’ Guide: Floor framing systems, Jan. 2008

Understanding steel joists: The Steel Joist Institute’s new CJ-Series Composite Steel Joist catalog, David Samuelson, P.E., Dec. 2007

Specifiers’ Guide: Steel, Nov. 2007

High risk to high performance: A buckling-restrained braced-frame system solves seismic upgrade project, Andrew Hinchman, P.E.; and Mark Daniels, P.E., Oct. 2007

Bringing steel plate shear walls to the Midwest: System allows for space in Miami University facility in Oxford, Ohio, Stephen J. Metz, P.E., Oct. 2007

Understanding E: An explanation of the seismic load combinations used in conjunction with the 2005 AISC Seismic Provisions, Erika Winters Downey, S.E., Sept. 2007

Structural Engineer’s Roundtable: Structural steel: industry-wide and trade-specific, Jennifer Goupil, P.E., Aug. 2007

All synched up and ready to slow: A report on the current codes and standards efforts, Charles J. Carter, S.E., P.E., July 2007

Symphony House takes home entertainment to a new level: Thirty-one-story, 163-condo residence built using steel framing, Janice Vetter, June 2007

Up on the rooftop: How to design and detail non-uniform loads on steel joists, Tim Holtermann, P.E., S.E., April 2007

Innovation takes shape in the Caribbean: Puerto Rico Convention Center is the structural wave of the future, Doug Robinson, P.E.; Blair Hanuschak, P.E.; and Bart Miller, P.E., April 2007

Making new connections: Self-piercing riveting for cold-formed steel framing, Nader Elhajj, P.E., Dec. 2006

Shed excess weight from your building and budget: Thin-shelled precast and metal stud panels offer many savings, Paul Clark, Jr., Oct. 2006

Understanding steel tolerances: What structural engineers need to know about mill, fabrication, and field practices, Jason Ericksen, S.E., Sept. 2006

Associations

American Institute of Steel Construction—www.aisc.org

American Iron and Steel Institute—www.steel.org

Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute—www.cfsei.org

Metal Building Manufacturers Association—www.mbma.com

Steel Deck Institute—www.sdi.org

Steel Joist Institute—www.steeljoist.org

Events

NASCC The Steel Conference, April 1-4, 2009, Phoenix, www.aisc.org