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FEBRUARY 27 2024 Can’t join the thousands of steel industry professionals gathering in San Antonio next month for NASCC: The Steel Conference? Great news: You can tune in live from your home or office! Choose from more than 50 streaming sessions to get the must-have, practical information conference attendees rely on through AISC’s popular NASCC Online streaming service, which returns…

https://www.aisc.org/modernsteel/news/2024/january/nsba-recognizes-eight-top-bridges–and-one-remarkable-dot–for-2024/ Innovation abounds in the steel bridge industry, but eight recent bridges rise above the rest. The American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Steel Bridge Alliance are recognizing these eight bridges with 2024 Prize Bridge Awards–the structural steel industry’s highest design honor for bridges. “Steel bridges have connected American communities for centuries,” said NSBA…

https://www.aisc.org/modernsteel/news/2024/january/ideas-jury-names-six-structures-you-should-know-about-for-2024/ Project teams across the country continue to push the boundaries with structural steel. This year, there are six projects that you need to know about. They’re this year’s winners of the structural steel industry’s highest design honor: the Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (or IDEAS²) Awards, presented by the American…

https://www.aisc.org/modernsteel/news/2023/november/nucor-announces-emissions-reduction-plan/ Nucor has unveiled a plan for reaching net-zero emissions within 30 years. The company announced Nov. 13 a goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas output by 2050 and an interim target for 2030, aligning with the Global Steel Climate Council’s (GSCC) “Steel Climate Standard” similar target date for emissions reduction across the steel industry. The…

https://www.enr.com/articles/57155-army-corps-begins-taking-applications-for-new-dam-loan-program The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that it has begun taking applications for $7.5 billion in credit assistance from a new program that aims to help nonfederal government agencies, municipalities and other dam owners address flooding risks to dam infrastructure in need of upgrading and repair. The application notice, which the Corps announced on…

https://www.aisc.org/modernsteel/news/2023/september/aisc-releases-end-plate-moment-connection-design-guide/ Structural steel designers have a valuable new resource for the design of end-plate moment connections in AISC Steel Design Guide 39, End-Plate Moment Connections, which is now available at aisc.org/dg. “It’s a great addition to the AISC toolbox of publications,” said Cives Steel Corporation Chief Engineer Brian Volpe, PE, SE, LEED AP. “The team did a…

https://www.enr.com/articles/57150-us-dot-awards-14b-in-grants-to-rail-infrastructure-projects Continuing the wave of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation has awarded more than $1.4 billion for 70 passenger and freight rail projects in 35 states and the District of Columbia, including upgrades to bridges, track and grade crossings. The grants, which DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration announced on Sept. 25, come…

AISC has released several new free resources to complement the hot-off-the-presses 16th edition of its Steel Construction Manual for download at aisc.org/16thedition. These additional materials include the v16.0 Manual Companion, v16.0 Shapes Database, v16.0H Historic Shapes Database, Basic Design Values Cards, and an Interactive Reference List.  “These free, digital supplements allow us to share a vast amount of information easily,” said AISC Director…

High Steel Structures’ role in repairing a destroyed Interstate 95 overpass in Philadelphia drew the attention of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who visited the AISC member fabricator’s shop outside of Lancaster, Pa., on August 7 to laud its work. Shapiro and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis toured the plant and signed their names on the first of 16…