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Michael A. West, P.E. is a Principal and Vice president of Computerized Structural Design, S.C., in Milwaukee WI. Mr. West is the co-author of AISC Design Guide 3 Serviceability Design Considerations for Steel Buildings, and AISC Design Guide 10 Erection Bracing of Low-Rise Structural Steel Frames. Mr. West is also the coauthor of AISC’s Lectures Intelligent Design and Effective Design. He is a member of numerous AISC Committees and chairs two AISC-ACI Task Groups. Additional, Mr. West is a member of ASCE’s Standards Committee 37, Design Loads on Structures During Construction. He can be reached at mwest@csd-eng.com.
