ASTM International’s committee on masonry units (C15) has approved a new standard that provides guidelines for masonry units manufactured with materials not currently addressed by existing ASTM standards. Traditional ASTM masonry units are manufactured…
U.S. Imposes Tariffs on Fabricated Structural Steel Imports from China
Last week, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its list of approximately $16 billion worth of imports from China that…
Video: MIT Mass Timber Design — Longhouse
With increasing demands placed on the planet through population growth and urbanization, energy remains one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century.…
Bull Moose Tube Assists ASTM International to Create New Standards for Steel Structural Tubes
ST. LOUIS – Bull Moose Tube, a leading manufacturer of steel pipe and tube, has received permission by global standards developer ASTM International to announce the organization’s development of new standards for steel structural tubes. These new standards,…
Newtecnic and Cambridge University Construction Research Partnership Delivers Concrete Facade Innovation
International building design engineering firm. Newtecnic, and the Engineering Department at the University of Cambridge (UK), have completed a 3-year knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) to develop a new generation of components, load bearing connections…
AISI Publishes Report on LRFD and LSD Resistance Factors for CFS Compression Members
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published a new research report on the recalibration of the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and the Limit States Design (LSD) resistance factors for cold-formed steel compression…
Cementless Fly Ash Binder Makes Concrete ‘Green’
HOUSTON – (June 18, 2018) – Rice University engineers have developed a composite binder made primarily of fly ash, a byproduct of coal-fired power plants, that can replace Portland cement in concrete. The material is cementless and environmentally friendly,…
USG Structural Panel Concrete Roof Deck Earns Approval from Factory Mutual (FM)
CHICAGO — USG Corporation (NYSE:USG), an industry-leading manufacturer of building products and innovative solutions, has received Factory Mutual (FM) Approval for its USG Structural Panel Concrete Roof Deck. Factory Mutual (FM) Global is widely accepted…
AISI Publishes CFS Design Manual, 2017 Edition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published the Cold-Formed Steel Design Manual, 2017 Edition, which is to be used in conjunction with AISI S100-16, North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural…
A New Brick Could Eliminate Insulation
Most homeowners looking to lower heating or cooling costs know the drill. First thing to do is ensure the house is properly insulated, typically by rolling down a layer of the pink fiberglass stuff or having a fluffy version blown into their home’s walls.…
