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 moreOYA Solar Inc. (OYA), a premiere developer of Solar PV systems, recently completed the first phase of its largest solar project wit...
Read moreIt 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 moreAll information is derived from the recent HSS market map summary from the Steel Tube Institute and Frank Lynn & Associates. To gain a th...
Read moreRigid 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 moreAnother 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 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...
Read moreIt’s that time of year again! October 4th is fast approaching, and t...
Read more“Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.” – Frank Lloyd Wright I may never know what an architect thinks of steel, but I would imagine that while I find beauty in an objects function, an architect finds beauty in an objects form. So, if beauty is in...
Read moreNot all steel piling is as it seams. Do you know the top reasons why straight-seam ERW pipe piles lead to better DOT projects?...
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