Designing with HSS: Product Availability
What does product availability mean to you? Are you concerned about getting the product today? From multiple sources? Without delaying fabrication?...
Read moreBend it Like Gehry
Curved steel hollow sections are widely used in the construction industry, often with very appealing aesthetic results. ...
Read moreDesigning with HSS: Truss Connections
Truss connections are connections at the panel points of a planar truss, and are designed as tension/compression connections. In this video I discuss the specifics of trusses with HSS, including joint types, fabrication costs, failure modes, design approaches, welding, and more. As a key takeaway, some of the top things to think about when desig...
Read moreHSS Provides Sanitary Design for Food Processing Manufacturing Plants
In 2011, Atlas Tube partnered with a food processing manufacturer to build a state-of-the art $250 million manufacturing pla...
Read moreStudent Day Gives Firsthand Exposure to the Art and Science of Steel Production
“When it comes to math and science, the United States needs to do its homework.” -Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.), chairwoman of the House Committee on Administration....
Read moreAre you an Engineering Undergrad? Join Atlas Pipe Piles at Student Day
Atlas Tube will host its annual DFI Student Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Atlas Pipe Piles Chicago manufacturing mill. Atlas Tube and the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) welcome engineering students to the...
Read moreDesigning with HSS: Moment Connections
As we mentioned in our last installment of the Designing with HSS video series, HSS connections have some seriously unique challenges. Moment connections are used to develop continuity and rigidity between a beam and a c...
Read morePreventing Steel Corrosion Before Applying Paint
Every day of my 13-year professional career has been spent in the paint and coatings industry. For all of those years, however, I’ve harbored a dark secret – I hate to paint. At least 90% of the walls of my house are (sort of) decorated with the same drab, neutral-colored house paint that was there when my wife and I first moved in years ago. I...
Read more5 Reasons Jumbo HSS are an Excellent Option for structures with Large Load demands
Jumbo hollow structural sections are an excellent option for solving complex design challenges for structures with large load demands, e.g., structures in high seismic areas. Here are five reasons Jumbo HSS are an excellent option for structures with large load demands: Superior and cost-effective alte...
Read moreDesigning with HSS: Intro to HSS Connections
The Designing with HSS video series is back. In the latest video, I discuss the various types of connections and the unique challenges involved when designing with hollow structural sections. Check it out. The following are the top three key takeaways for designing with HSS connections: The...
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