Atlas Observer

Designing with HSS: Uses and Applications

by Bradlee Fletcher on October 2, 2012

I would like to extend a thank you to all of you who were able to attend our Steel Day lunch & learn presentation, where we launched our educational video series on steel hollow structural sections (HSS). The video series, entitled "Designing with HSS," will educate engineers and contractors on how HSS is produced and its remarkable desig...

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New Videos Series: The Potential of HSS Now and in the Future

by Bradlee Fletcher on September 24, 2012

It’s been one year since JMC Steel Group headquarters moved to Chicago and we’re proud of the Windy City’s steel skyline and its use of hollow structural sections (HSS). If you are a member of the design/construction industry, then you are invited to attend Atlas Tube’s free Lunch & Learn event this Friday, September 28, from 11 a.m....

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How Chicago Laid the Foundation for High-Tech Architecture

by Jelani Rucker on September 12, 2012

It’s been one year since JMC Steel Group headquarters moved to Chicago and we’re proud to call the Windy City home. While it’s known for deep-dish pizza, blues music and the Super Bowl shuffle, we’re most proud of Chicago’s steel skyline and its use of hollow structural sections (HSS). Today, I want to provide you a little background on C...

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Software for HSS Design

by Sam Rubenzer on August 30, 2012

The role software has played in reshaping the structural design world is of course monumental. Software has enabled designers to focus on the most economical solution, based on multiple iterations of design, and rigorous finite element analysis instead of tedious hand calculations. How has software affected the means of designing a hollow structura...

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