Presented on Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Over the years, the Steel Tube Institute has fielded hundreds of inquiries about the proper specification and design of HSS members and their connections. We have selected a few of our favorite do’s and don’ts and will share them throughout the course of the webinar. Our broad overview will include provisions related to end distance, weld length, wall thickness, material, and more.
- Do understand the subtleties between available material specifications.
- Don’t always rely on the full length of your weld.
- Do know how to avoid end distance reductions or know how to apply them.
- Don’t miss out on many more tips related to efficient and appealing connection design.
Presented by: Cathleen Jacinto, P.E., S.E.
| Cathleen has over 20 years of experience in the design industry as a structural engineer. She collaborated on a variety of building design projects while at Thornton Tomasetti and T.Y. Lin International in Chicago, Illinois, from small to large-scale project types in healthcare, aviation, commercial, infrastructure, cultural, and steel connection design. At FORSE Consulting, Cathleen assists other structural engineers with designs on a variety of projects, and contributes to FORSE’s seminars and publications. One topic Cathleen highlights is structural steel HSS design, as a technical consultant to the Steel Tube Institute. She currently contributes as a Board Member to the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois. |