Steel Educators' Tip Sheet

October 2011

October 29 is the 25th anniversary of the original AISC Steel Sculpture!

Check out this month's issue of Modern Steel Construction for the article, "Creating Art in Unlikely Places," about Duane Ellifritt, who designed the original AISC Steel Sculpture. The original steel sculpture will celebrate its 25th anniversary on October 29. The steel sculpture page, www.aisc.org/steelsculpture, includes a list of universities with sculptures on campus and links to photo galleries. AISC welcomes updates to the list or photo galleries.

Find out what you missed from the 3rd annual SteelDay.

SteelDay 2011 saw over 10,000 attendees at over 200 events. Steel mills, fabricators, service centers, galvanizers, and other hosts gave tours, presentations, and demonstrations. Mike Engelhardt, Professor at University of Texas at Austin, was quoted as saying, "These trips give our students a unique opportunity to see facilities and operations related to steel construction that they would not otherwise have a chance to see. It enhances what they learn in the classroom, and the up-close, hands-on experience they gain allows us to address a greater breadth of topics related to practical issues in steel construction."

Doug Rees-Evans of Steel Dynamics, Inc., presented a webinar on SteelDay entitled "Practical Steel Metallurgy." This webinar is now available for viewing at www.aisc.org/webinars.

For more details in the AISC press release, click here. Submit a video from your SteelDay experience by November 15 for posting on the SteelDayTV channel on YouTube, and you could win an iPad2; click here for more details. Mark your calendars -- the next SteelDay is September 28, 2012.

Congratulations to Krystal Brun, grand prize winner of this year's photo contest!

Krystal Brun, a senior Civil Engineering student at George Washington University, takes home the grand prize. Krystal captured the image, sunset over a portion of the Mackinac Bridge, before taking part in a Memorial Day race. See Krystal's photo and description at www.aisc.org/photocontest. The photo has also been featured as one of the Steel Shots on www.modernsteel.com and will be published in Modern Steel Construction in November.

Visit www.aisc.org/photocontest for the images which garnered Honorable Mentions. These images will also be featured as Steel Shots on www.modernsteel.com.

View the latest digital edition and consider submitting a technical article.

Thank you for your survey responses. Your opinions will be helpful in focusing efforts for AISC's plans for updating its teaching aids. These teaching aids are free downloads, developed to assist educators in preparing students to become professionals knowledgeable in the use of structural steel.

Two winners were selected at random from the survey respondents. The winners are: Dr. Alberto Arroyo, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Dr. Reynaud Serrette, Santa Clara University. They have won their choice of a hard copy set of the 25 AISC Design Guides or a Detailing for Steel Construction Manual.