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New A1085 Spec
Started by Brad Fletcher in Availability. Last reply by Justin S. Pechar yesterday. 3 Replies 1 Like
On April 11, 2013, ASTM published a new specification: ASTM A1085 "Standard Specification for Cold-Formed Welded Carbon Steel Hollow Structural Sections."…Continue
HSS Testing
Started by Jelani Rucker in Uses and Applications. Last reply by Michael Gilmor Mar 14. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Has anyone conducted or have seen results from lateral loads tests on HSS (rounds, squares, or rectangles)? If so, where does this information exist?Continue
Connections Create Seamless Frame to Provide Aesthetic Value
Started by Atlas Tube in Connections Feb 12. 0 Replies 0 Likes
This is the Audubon Society Environmental Educational Center in Falmouth, Maine. Being an environmental educational center, it is heavily focused on maximum use of recycled materials and to be as maintenance-free as possible.Hollow structural…Continue
Tags: HSS, Connections, LEED
Complimentary CEUs and Overnight Stay in Chicago at STI's Inaugural HSS Market Conference
Started by Patty Rioux in Miscellaneous Feb 12. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Join us at one of downtown Chicago's premiere luxury hotels - The Wit - for Steel Tube Institute's (STI) Inaugural HSS Market Conference. Learn more about HSS through presentations on connections and new HSS specifications while receiving up to…Continue
Fabrication-Intensive Connections Save Time and Money
Started by Atlas Tube in Connections Feb 6. 0 Replies 0 Likes
The USCF Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building, in San Francisco is a uniquely challenging building that would have been impossible to build without steel. It was the first LEED Gold Certified project to receive an Innovation in Design…Continue
Tags: Picture, LEED, Connections, BIM.
HSS and LEED
Started by Atlas Tube in Uses and Applications Feb 5. 0 Replies 0 Likes
This is the Clinton Presidential Center. Bridges, both symbolic and actual, played a significant role in the design to reflect President Clinton's motto: "A bridge to the 21st century." Upon the president's request, the building meets LEED…Continue
Tags: LEED
Concrete filled HSS
Started by Erika Winters-Downey in Uses and Applications. Last reply by Brad Fletcher Feb 1. 3 Replies 1 Like
Is it possible to construct concrete-filled HSS to achieve a fire rating in a parking garage application?Continue
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Recent Trade Shows Prove to be Great Place to Launch New A1085 Spec
Posted by Brad Fletcher on May 21, 2013 at 9:49am 0 Comments 0 Likes
This year, Atlas Tube exhibited at both the North American Steel Construction Conference (NASCC) on April 17-19 in St. Louis and the ASCE Structures Congress on May 2-4 in Pittsburgh. Both conferences were well attended, with NASCC attracting…
ContinueNCSEA Webinar on Designing Connections to HSS
Posted by Brad Fletcher on April 22, 2013 at 11:47am 0 Comments 0 Likes
As the usage and popularity of hollow structural sections (HSS)…
Designing with HSS: Product Availability
Posted by Brad Fletcher on April 16, 2013 at 5:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
- What does product availability mean to you?
- Are you concerned about getting the product today?
- From multiple sources?
- Without delaying fabrication?
In today’s Designing with…
Continue Opportunities grow for HSS: Engineers
Posted by Atlas Tube on March 24, 2013 at 3:23pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
From AMM.com
Hollow structural sections (HSS) are gaining ground in industrial applications that previously favored wide-flange beams, but the steel tube product still faces challenges as engineers familiar…
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