Steel Educators' Tip Sheet
August 2013
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Steel Educators' Tip Sheet August 2013 |
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How will you celebrate SteelDay? |
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October 4 is SteelDay, a free educational and networking function with events across the country. Hosts are starting to post information about their SteelDay events. On October 4, 2013, thousands of participants across the country are expected to attend facility tours, site tours, seminars and webinars. AISC will host a free webinar, "The Life of the k Factor," by Charlie Carter, AISC Vice President of Engineering. More information will be posted at www.aisc.org/webinars. New this year is a STEEL-a-palooza music CD to be distributed at SteelDay events. AISC will select original, previously unpublished music from steel industry submissions. Click here for more information and to find out how to participate in one of the many free SteelDay 2013 events. |
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Have you reserved AISC Manuals for your class? |
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Be sure to submit your reservation online so that your students can take advantage of the Student Discount Program. Have you reserved AISC Manuals for your students? Visit www.aisc.org/studentdiscountprogram and submit your reservation for Manuals for the Fall semester. Contact University Programs (universityprograms@aisc.org) with any questions. |
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There's an app for that |
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Try AISC's new mobile app for bolts. Win a cash prize for your own steel app. AISC has launched its first mobile app, called Build-A-Bolt. This app is helpful for determining dimensions and fastener compatibility, and for selecting the correct structural bolt, washer and nut combination, along with information on bolt grade and manufacturers. The release of this free app coincides with the launch of a new Steel Apps contest. Have an idea for an open source app for design, erection, fabrication or inspection of structural steel buildings and/or bridges? Submit your app by September 22, 2013, and you could win a cash prize! Winning apps will also be featured in Modern Steel Construction and announced on SteelDay. Read the press release on the bolting app and Steel Apps contest. |
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Night School |
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Registration will open this Fall 2013 for AISC's third Night School course. Professor Emeritus Louis F. Geschwindner, Ph.D., P.E. will teach Night School - Basic Steel Design: A Review of the Principles of Steel Design According to ANSI/AISC 360-10. The course will consist of eight Tuesday evening webinars, starting on September 24, 2013. Webinars start at 7 p.m. Eastern Time and last for ninety minutes. Register for the entire eight-session package or for individual webinars, listed below. |
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| Sept. 24 Oct.1 Oct.8 Oct.15 |
Introduction to Basic Steel Design Design of Tension Members Design of Columns Design of Beams |
Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 |
Design of Members for Bending Plus Compression Stability Analysis and Design Part I Stability Analysis and Design Part II Design of Composite Flexural Members |
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Bridge design for the classroom |
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Did you miss the 2013 Educator Session in St. Louis? Download the "Bridge Design for the Classroom" presentations. The Educator Session featured three lectures on bridge design: • Bridge Plate Girder Design by the Numbers – Dennis Mertz, University of Delaware • Bridge Design for Economy of Construction – Karl Frank, Hirschfeld Industries • Bridge Design for Aesthetics – Bill McEleney, National Steel Bridge Alliance Click here to access the entire presentation. |
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Milek Fellowship |
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Proposals for the 2014 Milek Fellowship are now being accepted; submissions are due September 15, 2013. Proposals are now being accepted for the 2014 Milek Fellowship, which is a four-year, $30,000-per-year award for promising, tenure-track, university faculty members to conduct structural steel research. Submissions will be accepted until Sunday, September 15. For more information, visit www.aisc.org/facultyfellowship. |
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Says Who? |
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Use SteelWise articles to brush up on your (and your students') steel know-how. The SteelWise feature in Modern Steel Construction provides practical knowledge on a number of topics, ranging from stability analysis, to how choice of corrosion protection affects connection design, to practical considerations for expansion joints in buildings. The August 2013 SteelWise installment provides a concise overview of design information available from AISC. This information ranges from the Manual and Specification to Engineering Journal articles and NASCC proceedings. This comprehensive guide breaks down the "who," "what" and "how" of (e.g., the process behind) various AISC documents and resources. |
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| SteelDay 2013 is October 4th! | |||||||||
| Questions or comments on this Tip Sheet? E-mail strsteel@ecn.purdue.edu | Judy Liu, Purdue University | ||||||||
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