NASCC: The Steel Conference Annual event highlights the latest design concepts, construction techniques, and research.
Legal, Design & Analysis, Shop Operations, Project Management, Roundtables, Technology, Constructability, Seismic, Ethics, Case Study, Business, and Quality. Depending on professional focus, structural engineers will find many of the presentations helpful. The following list provides just a sample of topics specifically targeting engineers: • New Developments in Connection Design • AISC 360-16 Chapter K Design Examples • Myths and Realities of Sustainable Design • Alternate Load Paths in High-Rise Towers • Truss Design and Construction • Delegated Connection Design — Best Practices to Promote the Steel Industry • 10 Seismic Lessons from the Design of Large and Complex Structures • DiaphragmAnalysis, Design, and Connection Considerations in Steel Seismic Force Resisting Systems • What’s New in the 2017 AIST Tech Report #13 • Tips for Validating the Results of Structural Engineering Software • Temperature —The Invisible Influence on Buildings • Column Design: Past, Present, Future • Design of Steel Deck For Concentrated and Non-Uniform Loading • Innovative Composite Coupled Core Walls for High-Rise Construction • The AISC 3rd Edition Seismic Design Manual • Resiliency and Repairability of Steel Systems • AISC Research: Development of a Design Methodology for Steel Strongback Braced Frames • New Guidelines for Rotational Stiffness in Column Baseplates • Frequently Misunderstood Wind and Seismic Provisions • Best Structural Steel Engineering • How do HSS Fit into the Seismic Design World? • What an Engineer Needs to Know about Steel Erection • Design of Curved Members with the newAISC Design Guide Keynote presentations The conference will feature three keynote sessions — one each day. The first, Seeing the Unseen, is by Dan Goods, a visual strategist for
NASCC: The Steel Conference annually brings together more than 4,500 structural engineers, structural steel fabricators, erectors, detailers, and others who design and build fabricated steel buildings and bridges to present the latest design concepts, construction techniques, and cutting- edge research. This year, the American Institute of Steel Construction will hold The Steel Conference — which incorporates the World Steel Bridge Symposium and the Structural Stability Research Council’s Annual Stability Conference — at the Baltimore Convention Center, April 11-13, 2018. The conference also offers an exhibition featuring products ranging from structural design software to machinery for cutting steel beams. Rather than issuing a general call for papers, The Steel Conference planning committee selects topics first, then seeks out the top experts in those areas. The conference offers as many as 16 PDHs plus up to an additional 4 PDHs for those attending an optional Tuesday short course (might require an extra fee). Attendees can select from the following short courses: • The 15th Edition Steel Construction Manual and the 2016 AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings; • Steel Fundamentals: Tools for Designing Members with Slender Elements; and • Protective Coating Specifications (free). With more than 130 sessions, conference presentations are organized into tracks, including Connections, Detailing, Erection, Sustainability,
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