It’s well understood that in some way or another, U.S. infrastructure—energy, transportation, public safety and buildings—are dependent upon steel for construction and security. But did you know this?...
Read moreWhat does product availability mean to you? Are you concerned about getting the product today? From multiple sources? Without delaying fabrication?...
Read moreCurved steel hollow sections are widely used in the construction industry, often with very appealing aesthetic results. ...
Read moreTruss 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 moreIn 2011, Atlas Tube partnered with a food processing manufacturer to build a state-of-the art $250 million manufacturing pla...
Read more“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 moreAtlas 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 moreAs 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 moreEvery 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 moreJumbo 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...
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