The Top Things You Should Know About HSS Connections – Part 2
This video is part two of two from my latest...
Read moreThe Top Things You Should Know About HSS Connections – Part I
The latest video in our ...
Read moreSolar Canada 2013
It’s almost here! Canada’s largest and most influential solar event is right around the corner. With more than 3,000 attendees and 200 exhibitors expected, Solar Canada 201...
Read moreSolarwebinar Recap: The Benefits of Steel Tube in Solar Racking Structures
Over 40 people tuned in yesterday to attend The Benefits of Steel Tube in Solar Racking Structures webinar, held by Solar Power World and sponsored by Wheatland Tube. OYA Solar, a premiere developer of Solar PV systems in Ontario, led the webinar discussing the recent developments from Phase 1 of its solar roofing project with Atlas Tube....
Read moreThe Benefits of Steel Tube in Solar Racking Structures [Webinar]
OYA Solar Inc. (OYA), a premiere developer of Solar PV systems, recently completed the first phase of its largest solar project wit...
Read moreIntroducing CAST CONNEX Architectural Tapers
It was a project Cast Connex was involved in about a year ago that really crystallized the need for standardized tapered ends for hollow structural sections (HSS) for use in architecturally exposed structural steel (AESS). The project is the Woods H*** Oceanographic Institution'...
Read moreHSS Market Map: Awareness, Availability and Applications
All information is derived from the recent HSS market map summary from the Steel Tube Institute and Frank Lynn & Associates. To gain a th...
Read moreHSS Connection Solutions under Seismic Loading – for Moment Frames
Rigid moment-resisting beam-to-HSS column connections There are a number of public domain connection solutions for moment-resisting frames under high seismic loading available as prequalified designs in AISC 358, however none of these pertain directly to hollow structural s...
Read moreA Look Into SteelDay 2013
Another SteelDay has come and gone, and, for the second year in a row, Atlas Tube hosted a successful event. During the event, I gave three one-hour...
Read moreHSS Connection Solutions under Seismic Loading – for Braced Frames
HSS Bracings to Gusset Plates Detailed design examples for bracing-to-gusset plate connections in so-called OCBFs ("Ordinary Concentric Braced Frames" or those designed for a higher seismic force level with very little inelastic deformation), SCBFs ("Special Concentrically...
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