The scope of the committee’s work is focused on identifying topics ripe for reexamination in three primary documents: ASCE 7, ACI 318 and the AISC Steel Manual ...

Until recently when he started running marathons, structural engineer Clifford W. Schwinger’s only true obsession was cracking the mysteries of the codes. Deciphering complexities and clarifying ...

Structural steel is a basic construction material, made from specific grades of steel and manufactured in a variety of industry standard cross-sectional shapes (or ‘sections’). Structural steel grades ...

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has posted the draft of the next edition of the Code of Standard Practice for Structural Stainless Steel Buildings (AISC 313). The new standard will ...

Substantial structural damage (SSD) is a defined term within the International Code Council (ICC) building code library, which assesses the reduction in load-bearing ...