Design Resources for Buckling Restrained Braced Frames
Have you considered using Buckling Restrained Braced Frames on your steel design projects, but are unsure of where to find more information on how and where they can be used? If you are looking for guidance on including BRBFs in your next project, or want to learn more about their design process, then we have […]
Buckling Restrained Braced Frames – Schedule and Notes
For the seasoned seismic designer, Buckling Restrained Braced Frames may be a familiar structural system, however, some structural engineers may not be quite as familiar with their use. These prefabricated, or manufactured brace elements consist of a steel core and a buckling-restraining system, and they exhibit robust cyclical performance and have large ductility capacity. Their […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Kentucky Educational Television
In August 2017, Ash Norton, from Ash Norton Engineering Leadership, gave a talk on Digital Presence for Engineers: What are Your Emails Really Saying? She chose the Kentucky Educational Television (https://www.ket.org/) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the month. Ash shared why she chose Kentucky Educational Television: “Some of my earliest memories were of watching Sesame Street and […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Structural Engineers Association of Utah Scholarship Program
In July 2017, Kimberley Robinson, PE, SE, from SunSteel, LLC, gave a talk on Buckling Restrained Braced Frames. She chose the Structural Engineers Association of Utah Scholarship Program (http://www.seau.org/) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the month. Kim designated the same organization after her December 2016 SE University session, and she shared then why she […]
New Design Approach Recommended for Chevron Braced Frames
Chevron braced frames are popular among steel frame design engineers due to the convenient nature of their flexible geometry which allow for wall openings and movable workpoints along the frame beam. The connections of such configurations are typically left to a contracted connection designer who, in the past, has considered these gusseted bracing connections to […]
What’s the difference? OMF vs IMF vs SMF
Are you able to quickly recall the different code requirements for Intermediate Moment Frames and Special Moment Frames? For many engineers who don’t design in seismically active regions every day, anything beyond a standard R=3 seismic design might require some study on the current requirements for drift and strength design in moment frame construction. However, […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Structural Engineers Association of Southern California Foundation
In June 2017, Matthew Mester, PE, SE, from SidePlate Systems, Inc., presented Moment Frames: Design and Detailing per AISC 341 and 358. He nominated the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California Foundation (http://www.seaosc.org) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the month. The Structural Engineers Association of Southern California Foundation, in its goals to further the development of the […]
The Chevron Effect – Useful Resources for EORs
Do you often utilize chevron braced frames in your steel building designs? The flexible geometry of a chevron brace makes these configurations very common because of the ability to shift the workpoint of the bracing connection along the length of the frame beam; thus allowing for wall openings in the structural wall. However, the Chevron […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Wounded Warrior Project
In May 2017, Patrick Fortney, PhD, PE, SE, P.Eng, from the University of Cincinnati, presented The Chevron Effect – A Paradigm Shift in Approach to Analysis. He nominated Wounded Warrior Project (https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the month. Patrick shared why he chose the WWP: “The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor […]
2015 NDS for Wood Construction – Now Including Cross-laminated Timber
Have you seen some of the new mid to high-rise structures that are using cross-laminated timber? While the product has been used in Europe since the 1990s, it has more recently become available in the US and Canada. Now, with the incorporation of this new wood product in the 2015 NDS for Wood Construction, you […]