Steel Educators' Tip Sheet

January 2011

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SLIDE SETS: Teaching Aids for Structural Steel Design Courses
This series of slide sets can be used for instruction on beams, compression members, tension members, and combined forces. Instructors can easily pick and choose or incorporate all slides into their lectures.
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VIDEO: Single-Storey Building
This 14 minute video covers the design and construction of a single story building from foundation to roof finish, explaining how components are made and how they function in the building to support various loading conditions such as wind, earthquake, rain, and snow loads. All various construction shots are in conformance with current OSHA requirements.
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TEACHING GUIDE: Design Guide -- 13th Edition
This guide provides a concise summary of topics (e.g., effective area for tension members, lateral torsional buckling) along with a key to relevant sections in the AISC Specifications and associated design aids in the Steel Construction Manual. The guide was developed for a second, senior-level course in steel design.
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Have you reserved AISC manuals for your students?

There is a new student manual discount program, with new professor coupon codes and a new shipping procedure.

Reminder -- AISC has revamped their student manual discount program. Professors now reserve books (click here) for the number of students they expect for the upcoming term. Professors will be issued a NEW coupon code. All coupon codes issued before December 1 are invalid. Once the student pays online at the student payment website, the Manual will be shipped directly to the student's address. The standard shipping option (free) is expected to take 3-5 business days. AISC Steel Construction and Seismic Manuals are $125 each, and the Detailing for Steel Construction Manual is $55. Students may pay by check, but there is a $10 handling fee.

Also, students can sign up for FREE AISC Student Membership by checking a box when ordering their manuals. Their membership includes complimentary subscriptions to ePubs, Engineering Journal and Modern Steel Construction. Click here for more information on Educator and Student Memberships.

Contact Maria Mnookin, AISC Education Specialist, (312) 670-5418, mnookin@aisc.org, with any questions.

Have you listened to the AISC Podcasts?

This month, AISC Specification Committee Chair, Shankar Nair; next month, welding expert Duane Miller.

There are three easy ways to listen to the AISC Podcast series! Go to iTunes and search for "AISC Podcasts" to download, or go to the AISC Podcasts site to listen online or download an mp3 file. Podcasts are available on the first Friday of each month. December's podcast was an interview with former AISC Specification Committee chair James Fisher.

January's podcast is an interview with incoming Specification Chairman, Shankar Nair, Ph.D., S.E. February's podcast will feature welding expert Duane Miller, Sc. D, P.E.

Click here to go to the AISC Podcast page.

Questions or comments on this Tip Sheet? E-mail strsteel@ecn.purdue.edu Judy Liu, Purdue University

January 2011 Steel Educators' Tip Sheet Tools and Tips