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April 2004
Steel

Designing Cold-Formed Steel Mid-Rise Structures
Metal stud construction has become a material of choice for low-rise and mid-rise structures. What innovations can the designer draw on to provide clients with cost-effective and attractive project solutions?

Truss Bracing
Bracing of trusses and truss systems can be complex... the engineer of record is ultimately responsible for the design of the structure, and therefore needs to confirm that the truss system bracing design has been adequately addressed.

   

Editorial
From the Desk of...Joseph C. Gehlen, CASE Chair

Codes and Standards
Updates on codes and standards of interest to Structural Engineers
• New Standards Available for Cold Formed Steel Framing
References - Roger LaBoube

Technology
Discussion and information on
technology, and its impact on
structural engineering…
• Instant Messaging Technology

Engineer’s Notebook
Aids for the Structural Engineer’s toolbox…
• Designing Cost Competitive Low-Rise Steel Buildings
References - James Fisher

Structural Engineering Loss Prevention Program

NCSEA News
News from the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations
• Scrap Prices Driving Up Cost of Steel • Basic Education
• Call for Entries – 2004 Excellence in Structural Engineering
• The 2004 Winter Institute

Structural Columns
The newsletter of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE
• 2004 Structures Congress–Early Bird Registration
• Volunteers Sought to Assist NCEES
• IABMAS ‘04
• New Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century

CASE In Point
The newsletter of the Council of American Structural Engineers
• SELPP to Hold Organizational Meeting
• ACEC/PAC Golf Tournament
• ACEC Private Client Task Force
• CASE Agreement for Small Projects

InBox
Readers Write

Book Case
Book reviews…
• Santiago Calatrava
• The Art of Structural Design

Noteworthy
News and Information

SpotLight
Award Winners
• Reliant Stadium

On the cover... Reliant Stadium;
Photo courtesy of Walter P. Moore of Houston, Texas.
Photographer: Michael Goodmann
   

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