Steel Educators' Tip Sheet

January 2012

Do you have your coupon code for your steel design course?

AISC's Student Manual Discount Program continues. Students are able to purchase the 14th Edition Steel Construction Manual or the Seismic Design Manual for $125 each, or Detailing for Steel Construction for $55 each when provided payment instructions from their professor. To learn more about this program or to request a coupon code for your upcoming term, visit www.aisc.org/studentdiscountprogram.

Don't (let yourself or your students) miss out on these great sessions!

AISC will again conduct a special student program at the upcoming NASCC, on Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 10AM - 2:30PM. Included is a morning session with career tips for entry-level job seekers from top industry professionals, as well as an opportunity to interact one-on-one with industry experts at our afternoon "Direct Connect" session. The students will also receive lunch and an exhibit hall tour. Bonus: Students who attend the entire Student Session will receive a complimentary ticket to the Thursday night conference dinner and up to $100 in expense reimbursement. We hope you'll encourage your students to attend!

Meanwhile, don't miss “Stability: Using Computer Software as a Virtual Lab for Learning Structural Stability” by Ronald Ziemian of Bucknell University, at the Educator Session, Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 8 a.m. to noon. For attendance at this Session, full-time faculty members can receive up to $300 for travel expenses. Be sure to register for both the NASCC and the Educator Session. E-mail Maria Mnookin at mnookin@aisc.org with your name and university to register for the Educator Session. Visit www.aisc.org/nascc to register for the NASCC or to download the Advance Program for more information (p.36).

Here is some information on the latest AISC happenings and future events.

1. AISC Research has posted a Request For Proposals for 2012 and 2013. We look forward to innovative ideas.

2. Congratulations to the 2012 AISC Educator Award winners!

3. Michel Bruneau of the University at Buffalo has been selected to give the 2012 T.R. Higgins Award lecture: Steel Plate Shear Wall Design. For more information, view page 4 of the NASCC Advance Program. Congratulations to our 2011 Higgins lecturer, Charles Roeder on the success of his lectures throughout the past year.

4. Architecture student competition - 2011-2012 ACSA/AISC Steel Design Student Competition. The registration deadline is February 15, 2012.

5. Stay tuned for information about the 2012-13 AISC Scholarship program! Details and the student application will be available early next month.

Your student could get a FREE registration to this Structures Congress workshop; see below for details and also plan to attend and join in the discussion yourself!

A limited number of free student registrations are available for the AISC- and NSF-supported workshop, “Innovation in Design of Steel Structures: Research Needs for Global Competitiveness” to be held Wednesday, March 28th in conjunction with the ASCE/SEI Structures Congress. The workshop, through moderated discussion, intends to bring together both leaders and emerging talent in the academic and design communities to specifically address the following:

What are the most promising areas of design innovation to increase US global competitiveness; and What fundamental questions about steel structural behavior, including response to extreme loads and resiliency, need answers to facilitate design innovation?

Graduate students involved in steel research may apply for free registration to the workshop by emailing a brief (maximum one paragraph) statement that provides an overview of their research and an idea for future research to Andrea Surovek, workshop chair, at surovek@sdsmt.edu, by February 10. The plan is to notify applicants by February 24 of the award decisions. Priority will be given to underrepresented students pursuing PhDs, but all students are welcome to apply. For more information, please see the ASCE/SEI Structures Congress Program or email Dr. Surovek.

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.

A January 2012 article, "14 Secrets of the 14th Edition," summarizes some of the lesser-known features of the 14th edition. This "inside look" provides information about new shapes, eccentrically loaded weld groups, prying action calculations, and bolt shear strength revisions, among other topics. Some items are new; others are carried over from the 13th Edition and supplemented with additional commentary.