2024/25 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Resource Guide
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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Resource Guide
MAX USA CORP.
From the original rebar tying tool, the RB262 in 1993, every generation of MAX rebar tying tools brings greater efficiency and productivity to job sites around the world. Building upon the success of its predecessors, the RB443T sets a new standard in rebar tying technology with its unparalleled capabilities and enhanced performance features. Since the initial announcement of the TWINTIER® platform in 2017, MAX has continuously pushed the boundaries of innovation, introducing groundbreaking tools such as the RB441T, RB611T, and the world’s first stand-up rebar tying tool the RB401T-E. Now, with the release of the RB443T, MAX reaffirms its commitment to providing cutting-edge solutions to the construction industry. Our newest platform, TWINTIER®, features three new innovative mechanisms that have raised the bar. These features include:
NEW FASTER TYING: The RB443T tying speed was reduced to less than 1/2 second—approximately 40% faster than the RB441T.
NEW LOAD ASSIST MECHANISM: New wire loading system automates wire loading for tool.
NEW EASY PULL TRIGGER: Reduced trigger effort is required, improving operational ergonomics.
BUIILT TO LAST: The TWINTIER® is built to last with durability that you can count on time and time again with MAX.
COST SAVINGS: The TWINTIER’s Wire Pull-Back Mechanism dispenses the precise amount of wire needed to form a tie, reducing wire usage.
The MAX TwinTier® is not limited to the standard applications. Over 30 years we have become a versatile tool. We started as the go to for tying rebar at precast plants, road and bridges, and tilt-up locations. Since then, we have been introduced to a multitude of markets such as electrical conduit, radiant tubing, and maple syrup lines. We are looking forward to seeing what other applications our users will use.
www.maxusacorp.com/rebar_tying_tools/
COMPUTERS AND STRUCTURES, INC.
Computers and Structures, Inc. develops software for structural and earthquake engineering. CSI’s software is backed by more than four decades of research and development, making it the trusted choice of sophisticated design professionals everywhere.
CSI is based in Walnut Creek, California, with offices in New York, Houston, Madrid, New Delhi, and the Caribbean.
Through the 1960s and into the 1970s, the University of California at Berkeley campus attracted some of the most brilliant minds in structural engineering. With the space program in full swing and nuclear power plants cropping up all over the country, it was not surprising that UC Berkeley became a hotbed of innovation that resulted in some of the most state-of-the-art computer solutions for complex engineering problems.
In 1970, following the development of a series of many unique and innovative numerical methods and algorithms, Dr. Edward L. Wilson, a distinguished professor of structural engineering at UC Berkeley, released the first comprehensive structural analysis computer program – called “SAP: A General Structural Analysis Program.” A revolutionary product that was destined to change the trajectory of engineering analysis forever!
Despite the availability of this sophisticated technology, it was not widely used by structural engineers initially. Users were mostly limited to government organizations and large companies.
It took a young Berkeley structural engineering graduate, Ashraf Habibullah, to realize that someone needed to deliver the technology to the field.
“All this research was being done on campus, but none of it was reaching the profession. So there was a gap between what the researchers were producing and what the professionals could productively use in practice. I knew I could bridge this gap,” said Ashraf.
Habibullah approached Wilson and, with his help, created a comprehensive course at UC Berkeley Extension on computeraided structural analysis and design geared toward the practicing structural engineer, with a strong focus on earthquake engineering. The 12-lecture series generated an overwhelming response from the profession. Indeed, there was so much interest that the class had to be moved to a larger venue to accommodate the surge of registrants. Soon after, with growing interest in the technology, Habibullah and Wilson made presentations to packed audiences across the country.
In 1975, Habibullah founded Computers & Structures, Inc. (CSI) and positioned the company as a technology transfer
link between researchers and professionals, producing practical products based on Dr. Wilson’s original research and work.
The advent of personal computers in the late 1970s allowed smaller companies and individuals to access CSI’s powerful technology. This fueled the proliferation of the software worldwide, especially in developing nations. In 1979 Habibullah and Wilson produced the first 3-D structural analysis modeling application for personal computers. Its powerful numerical methods for earthquake engineering, integrated with new graphics and animation, permanently changed the course of the structural engineering profession.
Over the years, CSI has pioneered many developments in algorithms for structural engineering and Finite Element Analysis technology that have addressed challenges that engineers have struggled with for decades. Using the latest and most advanced technology, CSI develops powerful software that directly addresses the needs of the structural engineering community. CSI products are the preferred teaching and research tools in thousands of universities and research organizations, including UC Berkeley, Stanford, Princeton, and MIT. In addition, CSI provides free software to academic institutions in many countries – including Indonesia, Peru, Turkey, and Pakistan –to aid developing countries, specifically in earthquake-prone regions, in producing seismically-resistant structures.
Thousands of engineering firms use software from CSI in over 160 countries to design significant projects, including the Taipei 101 Tower in Taiwan, One World Trade Center in New York, the 2008 Olympics Birds Nest Stadium in Beijing, and the cablestayed Centenario Bridge over the Panama Canal.
CSI produces five primary software packages: SAP2000, CSiBridge, ETABS, SAFE, CSiPlant , and PERFORM-3D
CONCRETE
RISA Technologies
Phone: 949-951-5815
Email: info@risa.com
Web: risa.com
Product:RISA-3D
Description: RISA offers everything you need for concrete design. For concrete floors, including beams and two way slabs, nothing beats RISAFloor ES for ease of use and versatility. The design of columns and shear walls with RISA-3D offers total flexibility. Integration between RISA-3D and RISAFloor ES provides a complete building design.
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corporation
Phone: 800-9293030
Email: jong@ctscement.com
Web: www.ctscement.com/
Product: Rapid Set® Cement
Description: Rapid Set® Calcium Sulfoaluminate (CSA) Cement is used in a full line of professionalgrade cement products engineered for high performance, rapid strength gain, versatility, low shrinkage and durability. Rapid Set Cement achieves structural strength in one to two hours. Save time, money, and achieve durable, long-lasting results with Rapid Set.
Altair
Phone: 604-273-7737
Email: manishaw@altair.com
Web: https://www.altair.com/s-concrete/ Product: Altair S-CONCRETE
Description: S-CONCRETE quickly and accurately designs reinforced concrete column, beam, wall sections, and continuous beams to regional code requirements. Versatile and easyto-use for any project workflow, users save time by automatically checking thousands of concrete designs at once to produce comprehensive design reports.
RISA Technologies
Phone: 949-951-5815
Email: info@risa.com
Web: risa.com
Product: ADAPT-Builder
Description: ADAPT-Builder is powerful and easy-to-use 3D finite element software for multistory reinforced concrete and post-tensioned buildings and structures. Builder delivers comprehensive workflows for complete analysis and design. Combine gravity, lateral and post-tensioning actions for efficient, complete, and accurate design. Integrate with various BIM software for seamless project deliverables.
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ASDIP Structural Software
Phone: 407-284-9202
Email: support@asdipsoft.com
Web: https://www.asdipsoft.com
Product: ASDIP CONCRETE
Description: Software for the design of multi-span continues beams, biaxial slender columns, concrete/ masonry bearing walls, shear walls and one-way slabs, per the latest design codes. ASDIP Concrete easily integrates with ETABS and other software to effortlessly maximize your designs with a few clicks.
DYWIDAG
Phone: 630-739-1100
Email: sales.us@dywidag.com
Web: www.dywidag.com
Product: DYWIDAG High-Strength
Reinforcement THREADBAR Systems
Description: DYWIDAG THREADBARS for significant savings versus conventional reinforcement. Realize less congestion and stronger reinforcement. Reduce the number of bars, enable easier concrete placement and smaller columns resulting in more usable/sellable floor space. Threaded bars and accessories for fast/easy construction. Use GR100 for up to 65% weight and 35% labor reduction.
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CTS CEMENT MANUFACTURING CORP.
Enhance Project Design and Delivery with More Sustainable Cements
CTS produces two lower-carbon alternatives to portland cement for concrete construction and repair: Rapid Set® Cement and Komponent® expansive cement additive.
Both brands are a type of calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement, which emits 27% less CO2-eq during manufacture than portland cement. A Type III environmental product declaration (EPD) is available for each brand to help project teams meet the increasing demand for low-embodied-carbon (LEC) construction materials.
The core ingredient in dozens of cements, mortars, and grouts, Rapid Set® cement qualifies as very rapid hardening (VRH) per ASTM C1600 (Standard Specification for Rapid Hardening Hydraulic Cement). Unlike other CSA cements, Rapid Set® doesn’t require blending with portland cement or accelerators to achieve structural strength in 1 hour.
Mixed, placed, and finished similarly to portland cement products, Rapid Set® products shorten construction time and lessen maintenance requirements. They’re more resistant to deterioration caused by chlorides, alkali-silica reaction (ASR), sulfate attack, and shrinkage cracking. Project teams benefit by quickly putting buildings and infrastructure back into service and delivering durable, long-lasting results.
Komponent® is blended with local portland cement or portland-limestone cement (PLC) and aggregate to make Type K shrinkage-compensating concrete, low-shrinkage concrete, and non-shrink grout. In addition to lowering concrete’s global warming potential (GWP), the additive simplifies design and construction by maximizing placement sizes and minimizing or eliminating control joints, waterstops, and pour strips.
Our products have been used to build and repair landmarks like the Hoover Dam Bypass, Pentagon, Lincoln Tunnel, and San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Research by public agencies nationwide confirm the durability of decades-old placements on airport runways, highways, and other infrastructure.
Our material scientists, engineers, technical experts, and field representatives will work with you every step of the way, from design through construction, to ensure your success. Contact us for the Rapid Set® and Komponent® Type III EPDs or for assistance with product selection, specifications, samples, and mix designs.
800-929-3030 | info@ctscement.com | www.CTScement.com
SIMPSON STRONG-TIE
Revolutionizing Construction With Cutting-Edge Solutions
With decades of experience collaborating with structural engineers, Simpson Strong-Tie has honed a deep understanding of the construction industry’s needs. Our technical expertise allows us to develop advanced products for structural reinforcement, designed to help fabricators, erectors, engineers, and contractors enhance efficiency and resilience during the building process.
Introducing Quick-Lock® and Quick-Lock HD® Pier Wheels & Boots
The Quick-Lock® and Quick-Lock HD® Pier Wheels & Boots are engineered to ensure consistent concrete cover and alignment for deep foundations. These innovative products provide stability and support for drilled shafts and other applications where rebar alignment is crucial.
Key Features and Benefits
• Precision Engineering: Our rebar spacers ensure precise spacing and alignment, guaranteeing consistent concrete cover.
• Ease of Installation: Designed for quick and straightforward installation, these spacers significantly reduce labor time and costs.
• Durability: Constructed from high-quality, durable materials, these spacers are built to stay in place.
• Secure Placement: They securely hold rebar in place during concrete pouring, preventing any movement.
• Versatility: Capable of accommodating various rebar sizes and configurations, these spacers offer a reliable and economical solution for maintaining proper rebar cover.
• High Precision: Ensures consistent and accurate rebar placement, contributing to the overall safety and integrity of the structure.
• Compatibility: Ideal for use with large diameter rebar in heavy-duty construction projects.
Unmatched Service and Support
Simpson Strong-Tie’s reinforcement alignment products are readily available through our nationwide distribution network and are backed by industry-leading technical and field support. As a trusted partner in structural reinforcement, we provide builders with innovative products, technology, and services to maximize efficiency and resiliency at every stage of the engineering and construction process.
To learn more about Simpson Strong-Tie Reinforcement Alignment Products, visit strongtie.com/ra.
For inquiries, call 800-999-5099.
CONCRETE - CONNECTIONS - FOUNDATIONS
Concrete
Quikspray Inc.
Phone: 419-732-2611
Email: sales@quikspray.com
Web: https://quikspray.com
Product: Quikspray Inc. 1.5-Inch Grout Plant
Description: Quikspray®’s Carrousel Pumps, U-Blend mixers, and Aggregate (AG) Broadcasters have you covered when it comes to pumping and spraying high solids epoxy and cement formulas. Quikspray® equipment is involved in new and restorative structural projects like rehabilitating bridges and buildings, offshore structures, and even building amusement park rides.
Connections
Nucor Vulcraft
Phone: 402-844-2400
Email: marketing@vulcraft.com
Web: https://vulcraft.com
Product: Flush Frame Connections
Description: Vulcraft’s Flush Frame Connections can enhance and modernize your steel floor joist systems, providing reduced floor vibrations, faster deck and MEP installation, elimination of blocking between joists, and lower floor-to-floor heights.
Foundations
Technidea Corporation
Phone: 760-480-4740
Email: info@technideacorp.com
Web: www.ziplevel.com
Product: ZIPLEVEL EZDepth for Excavators
Description: ZIPLEVEL EZDepth is an inexpensive alternative to costly cab-based digital depth instruments at 1/10 conventional costs. Now you can enjoy the cost and labor savings, work quality and safety benefits of instant, Easy Depth readings from the cab without a laser and rodman. For more information, visit www.ziplevel.com/ezdepth.
Simpson
Strong Tie
Phone: 800-999-5099
Web: https://www.strongtie.com
Product: HTT Heavy-Tension Ties
Description: Simpson Strong-Tie has added the HTTH6.5 to its line of HTT heavy-tension ties for post-pour, wood-to-concrete connections. The industry’s first nailed-down holdown to achieve a 6,500-lb. allowable load, the HTTH6.5 bridges the gap between the company’s HTT5 heavy-tension tie and HDU8 holdown, providing an economical choice when heavier loads are required.
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EWilliams Form
Engineering Corp.
Phone: 616-866-0815
Email: williams@williamsform.com
Web: www.williamsform.com
Product: Anchor Systems
Description: Williams Form Engineering Corporation has been providing threaded steel bars and accessories for rock anchors, soil anchors, high capacity concrete anchors, micropiles, tie rods, tiebacks, strand anchors, hollow bar anchors, post tensioning systems, and concrete forming hardware systems in the construction industry for over 100 years.
Hohmann & Barnard
Phone: 800-645-0616
Web: www.h-b.com
Product: Thermal Wing Nut Anchor
Description: Hohmann & Barnard’s 2-SEALTM
Thermal Wing Nut Anchor is an innovative, single screw veneer tie for metal stud construction. It features a dual-diameter barrel with factory-installed EPDM washers to seal both the face of the insulation and the air/vapor barrier, and unique Thermal Wings designed to decrease thermal transfer through rigid insulation.
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liminate pour strips, wall restraint, and expansion joints – and the extra costs, construction delays, and safety issues they bring – with the PS=Ø® Mechanical Reinforcement Splice System.
The PS=Ø® Mechanical Reinforcement Splice System eliminates pour strips, wall restraint, and expansion joints while allowing for volume change in the slab and providing structural integrity. Using proven coupler technologies recognized worldwide, the PS=Ø® system features a thread on one end and a grout-filled sleeve on the other. The system is an ACI-permitted Type 1 and Type 2 mechanical splice, ICC-approved, and made in the USA.
Reduce Costs
Pouring back pour strips is the most expensive concrete poured on a job. Formwork, shoring, and backshoring must stay in place for weeks, and crews must reassemble for small pours. The PS=Ø® system eliminates this costly and time-consuming step.
Accelerate Construction
Pour strips delay construction schedules. They not only require pouring back the leave-out, but also restrict worker access. By eliminating pour strips, the PS=Ø® system cuts months off construction schedules.
Improve Safety
An open leave-out in a floor is a major safety hazard. Pour strips are particularly hazardous because they run the entire width of the slab and are impossible to avoid. The PS=Ø® system replaces dangerous leave-outs with a narrow, grouted joint.
Quality Concrete
Without needing an open pour strip leave-out, engineers can now achieve higher quality concrete by specifying longer leave-out times, releasing stiff elements without causing delays or increasing cost.
HOHMANN & BARNARD
Innovating Building Facade Construction since 1933
Since 1933, Hohmann & Barnard, Inc. has been at the forefront of delivering innovative solutions for building facades. As a global leader in manufacturing construction materials for the building envelope, we specialize in anchors and reinforcement, moisture protection, restoration anchors, thermally efficient systems, air/vapor barrier systems, rainscreen support systems, and custom-engineered solutions tailored to the needs of masonry contractors.
Our product lineup includes industry-leading thermal performance solutions designed to enhance the energy efficiency of your building projects:
• Thermal Brick Support (TBS) System: Designed to minimize thermal bridging in shelf angles, the TBS System improves energy efficiency by allowing for continuous insulation behind the shelf angle. This innovative bracket system is job-specific, engineered to move the shelf angle away from the wall, reducing labor costs and maximizing energy efficiency.
• HB RS EZclad Rainscreen Support System: Fully engineered to project specifications by our expert team, this system utilizes stainless steel structural components to reduce conductivity and enhance thermal efficiency. Key benefits include:
o Inward and outward adjustability
o Uninterrupted continuous insulation
o Optional thermal shims for additional thermal efficiency
o Customizable coating or anodizing for aesthetics
o Comprehensive package including structural connection, rail, engineering calculations, and shop drawings
• HB RS FLEXbracket Rainscreen Support Bracket: A versatile stainless-steel bracket designed to accommodate various insulation depths, the FLEXbracket works with multiple aluminum rail systems for both vertical and horizontal applications. Features include:
o Optional thermal shims for enhanced energy efficiency
o Reduced thermal transfer
o Dual friction fingers for easy installation
o Adjustable, engineered system for precise alignment
• 2-SEAL™ Thermal Wing Nut Anchor: This single-screw veneer tie is available for metal studs, concrete, CMU, and wood. It features thermally isolated wings made from steel encapsulated in flame-resistant plastic, creating a thermal break. The anchor’s EPDM washers provide a dual seal at the insulation and air/vapor barrier, and the anchor is designed to easily orient pintles/hooks parallel to masonry joints.
In addition to our thermal solutions, we also offer innovative structural systems to enhance the aesthetics and functionality of your projects:
• Concealed Lintel System: Elevate the aesthetic appeal of your project with our Concealed Lintel System, available in Surface Mounted, Flat Spine, or Arch Spine configurations. We provide a complete set of drawings and calculations, along with all necessary components and expert support from our Engineering Team, ensuring a seamless, maintenance-free installation.
At Hohmann & Barnard, we are committed to helping you engineer complete wall systems that ensure the full integrity and longevity of your building façade/masonry projects
SEISMIC - SOFTWARE
Seismic
ENERCALC, LLC
Phone: 800-424-2252
Email: info@enercalc.com
Web: https://enercalc.com
Product: ENERCALC SEL/ENERCALC 3D
Description: ENERCALC automatically incorporates seismic loads in load combinations, including the vertical component, redundancy & system overstrength factors, as applicable. ENERCALC supports ASCE 7’s Base Shear, Demands on Non-Structural Components & Wall Anchorage. ENERCALC also includes earth retention wall modules - including substantial segmental wall improvements, & ENERCALC 3D FEM.
Software
Bentley Systems
Web: www.bentley.com
Product: Structural Work Suite
Description: Reduce design time by 30% with Bentley Systems’ Structural WorkSuite, a single solution set for concrete and steel. See how this costsaving bundle of eight industry-leading structural engineering solutions can improve your workflows. Get your free e-book.
Nucor Vulcraft Verco
Phone: 402-844-2400
Email: marketing@vulcraft.com
Web: https://vulcraft.com/
Product: PunchlokII® System
Description: Our steel roof deck and PunchLok II® System are valuable options if seismic or highwind challenges are important considerations for your next project. Our team of experts can help you evaluate sustainable solutions offered by Vulcraft and Verco to ensure the right system is in place.
RISA Technologies
Phone: 949-951-5815
Email: info@risa.com
Web: risa.com
Product:RISA-3D
Description: Feeling overwhelmed with seismic design procedures? RISA-3D has you covered with seismic detailing features including full AISC-341/358 code checks. Whether you’re using RISA-3D’s automated seismic load generator, or using the builtin dynamic response spectra & time history analysis/ design capabilities, you’ll get designs and reports that meet all your needs.
SAFI Structural Engineering Software
Phone: 800-810-9454
Email: sales@safi.com
Web: www.safi.com
Product: SAFI GSE Software
Description: Discover GSE – the ultimate multimaterial analysis and design software for structural engineers. With GSE, you can optimize your workflow by designing in multiple materials—steel, concrete, wood, and aluminum—simultaneously. Supported by 38 years of continuous development, GSE stands as a leader in innovation for the construction industry.
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DURAFUSE FRAMES
or steel moment connections, DuraFuse Frames has your back! Whether design is controlled by wind or seismic demands, a DuraFuse project will have the lowest steel tonnage, simple fabrication, and a rapid, safe erection schedule (fully field-bolted). DuraFuse engineers support your team and provide an optimized design that minimizes overall frame construction cost resulting in a sustainable steel solution for any project. Our prequalified seismic connection (AISC 358-22 and OSHPD/HCAI PCS-0004) adds resilience through repairability and eliminates multiple onerous seismic detailing requirements, saving materials and time on the site. Our connections also work for retrofit designs that are
economical and can be tailored to challenging existing nonductile connections. Ensure your next project is economical, sustainable, and resilient.
DuraFuse engineers are constantly improving the modeling, analysis, and design process to ensure efficient, high performance, and resilient design solutions with quick response times. We are happy to provide a complimentary design alternative using DuraFuse Frames based on your specifications. Distinguish your next steel moment frame design by improving economy, constructability, and repairability and adding value for your clients. You can have the best of all worlds with DuraFuse Frames.
SIMPSON STRONG-TIE
Record-Setting Mass Timber Building Stands Tall After Dramatic Shake Table Quake
Simpson Strong-Tie’s longstanding partnerships with leading universities and industry collaborators pays off with the success of the NSF-funded NHERI TallWood Project.
With decades of experience in structural engineering, Simpson Strong-Tie has honed a deep understanding of the construction industry’s needs.
Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced in May, 2023, the successful completion of a series of seismic tests on the tallest full-scale building ever tested on an earthquake simulation shake table. Tests on the 10-story mass timber structure were conducted as part of the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) TallWood Project, a research project funded by the National Science Foundation and building industry partners to prove the strength and seismic resiliency of mass timber as a low-carbon structural building material.
Seismic tests simulating both the 1994 magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake and the 1999 magnitude 7.7 Jiji earthquake were conducted at the Englekirk Structural Engineering Center at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), home to North America’s largest outdoor shake table and one of the two biggest earthquake simulators in the world, with a capacity of carrying and shaking structures weighing up to 2,000 metric tons across six axes of movement.
In addition to UCSD, a consortium of universities collaborated on the NHERI TallWood project, including the Colorado School of Mines; the University of Nevada, Reno; Colorado State University; the University of Washington; Washington State University; Oregon
State University; and Lehigh University. The project also received support from the U.S. Forest Service and the USDA Forest Products Laboratory.
Innovation was a key component of the project. The ten-story structure features a new rocking wall lateral system designed for resilient performance, meaning the building will have minimal damage from design-level earthquakes and be quickly repairable after rare earthquakes.
To connect gravity systems and lateral systems, Simpson Strong-Tie developed a new class of beam-to-column connections and column-to-foundation connections that were as resilient as the rocking timber wall structure. For construction and testing, Simpson Strong-Tie donated mass timber fasteners, angled washers, diaphragm spline straps, cold-formed steel connectors and anchor tiedown systems, then supervised the proper installation of those products.
In 2017, Simpson Strong-Tie collaborated with the project team to test a two-story mass timber building by simulating the Northridge earthquake. In addition to demonstrating that mass timber building systems can be seismically resilient, those tests helped the research team develop the design and analysis methods that were used for the 10-story building. Simpson Strong-Tie also conducts seismic research on earthquake simulators located at the company’s Tyrell Gilb research facility in Stockton, California.
During the tests, an array of sensors measured the impact of seismic forces across a variety of building systems. In addition to the rocking wall lateral system, the building features four exterior façade assemblies, a number of interior walls, and a 10-story stair tower.
The full findings of the construction and testing of the building are expected to support continued adoption of mass timber as a strong and versatile building material for residential and commercial structures in areas prone to seismic activity.
To learn more about mass timber solutions from Simpson Strong-Tie, download our Connectors and Fasteners for Mass Timber Construction catalog at go.strongtie.com/masstimber.
The tallest mass timber structure ever tested withstood more than 100 seismic tests at UC San Diego.
The government-funded research team was comprised of partners from both the academic and business communities.
SOFTWARE
ASDIP Structural Software
Phone: 407-284-9202
Email: support@asdipsoft.com
Web: https://www.asdipsoft.com
Product: ASDIP RETAIN
Description: Software for quick and efficient design of cantilever, restrained, counterfort, and sheet pile retaining walls. See immediate results with calculations and reports of load combinations per the latest IBC/ASCE 7 and AASHTO. Includes 4 intuitive modules to help you design and verify structural members in no time.
NHERI SimCenter
Phone: 559-349-0138
Email: nheri-simcenter@berkeley.edu
Web: https://simcenter.designsafe-ci.org/
Product: SimCenter Software
Description: The NHERI SimCenter offers advanced software tools for engineers to quantify uncertainties within their simulations on the performance of buildings and infrastructure under natural hazards. Our applications facilitate a range of capabilities from CFD, to risk evaluation, and performance-based engineering to mitigate damage from earthquakes, hurricanes, and other extreme events.
Nucor Vulcraft Verco
Phone: 402-844-2400
Email: marketing@vulcraft.com
Web: https://vulcraft.com/
Product: Online Design Tools
Description: Our comprehensive suite of online design tools puts the power in your hands when specifying products, leading to improved performance and reduced costs. These tools assist in selecting the most cost-effective Vulcraft and Verco steel products for your project, including joists, roof deck, floor deck, composite deck, and Dovetail deck.
Dlubal Software, Inc.
Phone: 267-702-2815
Email: info-us@dlubal.com
Web: www.dlubal.com
Product: RFEM 6
Description: Discover RFEM 6, the cutting-edge structural analysis and design software! With advanced technology, effortlessly create mass timber, concrete, steel, aluminum, cold-formed steel, steel connections, cable, tensile membrane, and CFD wind analysis structures according to USA and international standards. Get your free 90-day trial at www.dlubal.com now!
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FRISA Technologies
Phone: 949-951-5815
Email: info@risa.com
Web: risa.com
Product: RISA-3D
Description: With RISA-3D’s versatile modeling environment and intuitive graphic interface, you can model any structure from bridges to buildings in minutes. Get the most out of your model with advanced features such as moving loads, dynamic analysis, and over 40 design codes. With RISA, structural design has never been so thorough or easy.
ENERCALC,
LLC
Phone: 800-424-2252
Email: info@enercalc.com
Web: https://enercalc.com
Product: ENERCALC SEL / ENERCALC 3D
Description: ENERCALC SEL is: Diverse calculation types and materials. Easy tabular navigation. Rich responsive graphics. Simple intuitive inputs. Detailed calculations. Project based organization. 41 different component type designers. Current/historical Section libraries. Section/Geometry optimization. Applies preset and/or custom load combinations. FEM driven design. Powerful Revit integration. Simple, easy to use, reasonably priced.
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PARAGON
Truss Software Solutions
or structural engineers, the ability to design and analyze complex trusses with precision and efficiency is critical. Yet, many existing tools are limited by rigid frameworks and compatibility issues, restricting the potential for innovation. Paragon, the latest advancement in truss design software, is here to break those limitations and empower engineers with a flexible, powerful
Paragon’s core strength lies in its adaptability. Unlike traditional software, Paragon allows engineers to work with plates from multiple manufacturers on any truss design from any device with a modern web browser. This flexibility enables engineers to customize and optimize their designs without being constrained by the software. Whether you’re working on a small project or a largescale development, Paragon’s open platform provides the tools to get the job done. Integration is another key feature that sets
Paragon apart. Our software works with industry-standard tools like AutoCAD and Revit, allowing for the incorporation of truss analysis into your existing workflows. This compatibility ensures that you can maintain the continuity of your projects while enhancing them with Paragon’s advanced capabilities.
Collaboration is also at the heart of Paragon’s design. The software offers collaboration features that enable engineers, architects, and builders to work together seamlessly, no matter where they are. This capability not only streamlines communication but also reduces the risk of errors and improves overall project efficiency. With everyone on the same page, projects can move forward more smoothly and confidently.
But Paragon isn’t just about solving immediate challenges—it’s about empowering engineers to explore new possibilities. With its intuitive interface and cutting-edge technology, Paragon is designed to support the evolving needs of today’s structural engineers. Whether you’re optimizing or analyzing existing designs, testing for feasibility, or pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, Paragon gives you the tools to lead the way in truss design innovation.
In a rapidly changing industry, having the right tools can make all the difference. Paragon is more than just a software solution—it’s a partner in innovation, helping you stay ahead of the curve and achieve your design goals with greater efficiency and creativity.
ENERCALC—A 43-YEAR LEGACY
Structural Engineering Software For Engineers, By Engineers
Powerful, Easy-To-Use Structural Engineering Software For Low-To-Mid Rise Structures
To gain perspective on how ENERCALC software can help you, consider your last flight. Before landing, a downtown cluster of skyscrapers, stadiums, and malls appeared. Surrounding them for many square miles: parking garages, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, retail, hotels, medical complexes, residential & commercial buildings.
These low-to-mid rise structures make up 90% of structural engineering work.
ENERCALC calculation software specializes in this work, offering consistent workflow, simple data entry, and fast recalculation.
Today’s building codes are complex, with many load combinations and specific design details. Result: Hand calculations are seldom productive. ENERCALC includes 41 classic structural calculation modules - including earth-retention structures & 3D FEM.
New in 2024 Load Linking
We launched Load Linking, starting with the Steel Beam module. Reactions from one Steel Beam calculation can be automatically referenced as applied loads in another Steel Beam calculation.
The ENERCALC project manager constantly monitors for changes. Visual alerts appear in the Project Manager, which make it simple to manage & monitor dependencies.
You can view the list of beams in a project file in their order of dependence, review the status of linked calculations, and update the necessary calculations with the click of a button.
ENERCALC for Revit (EFR) - Steel Full Path
We introduced full path analysis support for steel beam, steel column, and general footing. EFR now allows you to perform analysis and design tasks from beam to girder to column to footing.
ASCE 7-22 Loads and Forces
We released ASCE 7-22 Loads & Forces modules. You can now add these modules to your project from the Add Modules menu - like other calculation modules. You can have as many Loads & Forces calculations as you need, name them as you wish, and move them where you want them.
Some states have adopted IBC 2021 with a modification to apply ASCE 7-22. To account for this mix-and-match of building codes and design standards, we’ve separated the ASCE 7 edition selection from the IBC edition selection. Printed reports clearly reference the building code and the design standard(s) selected.
A Small Team of Engineers Building Software for Structural/ Civil Engineers
ENERCALC is a small, close-knit team of structural engineers and software developers. Since 1982, we’ve focused on simplifying the work of structural and civil engineers. Our goal: Help you become more productive so you can get home for dinner on time.
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Steel Tube Institute
Phone: 847-461-1701
Email: hssinfo@steeltubeinstitute.org
Web: steeltubeinstitute.org
Product: HSS Connex
Description: The Steel Tube Institute’s HSS Connex is a free web-based tool that offers designers a simple way to check HSS wall thicknesses to aid in efficient HSS connection design. These local limit state checks are helpful to ensure HSS wall thicknesses are adequate at connections.
Qnect
Phone: 413-387-4375
Email: pearl@qnect.com
Web: qnect.com
Product: QuickQnect
Description: QuickQnect software is used by EORs to automate the creation of early connected models. Key features include detecting and resolving issues early and rapidly responding to design changes. To learn more about latest capabilities you can watch this recent webinar on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=HSRkWzzEnKM
RedBuilt
Phone: 866-859-6757
Email: info@redbuilt.com
Web: https://www.redbuilt.com/
Product: RedSpec™
Description: A convenient, user-friendly design program that lets you quickly and efficiently create floor and roof design specifications using Red-I™ Joists, RedBuilt™ Open-Web Trusses, RedLam™ LVL, Glulam Beams, and dimensional lumber. RedSpec™ is provided free of charge to registered users. For support, contact us at RedSpec@RedBuilt.com
Trimble
Phone: 678-737-7379
Email: jodi.hendrixson@trimble.com
Web: www.tekla.com/us
Product: Tekla Structural Designer
Description: With Tekla Structural Designer, engineers have the power to analyze and design multi-material buildings efficiently and cost effectively. Fully automated and packed with unique features for optimized concrete and steel design, Tekla Structural Designer helps engineering businesses win more projects and maximize profits.
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ITrimble
Phone: 678-737-7379
Email: jodi.hendrixson@trimble.com
Web: www.tekla.com/us
Product: Tekla Structures
Description: Create and transfer constructible models throughout the design lifestyle, from concept to completion. With Tekla Structures, accurate and information-rich models reduce RFIs, leverage models for drawing production, material take offs and collaboration with architects, consultants, fabricators and contractors.
Simpson Strong Tie
Phone: 800-999-5099
Web: https://www.strongtie.com/solutions/ software/lotspec
Product: LotSpec
Description: LotSpec is a proven option management solution that works with both Autodesk Revit® and AutoCAD® Architecture. It is an add-in that supports structural options using intuitive rules, smart tools, and flexible workflows. Simpson Strong-Tie is committed to helping customers succeed by providing quality products, software technology, and exceptional customer service
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IDEA STATICA
Steel Design How You Want to Work
DEA StatiCa is the world-leading solution for the structural design of steel connections, concrete details and critical members. Our applications are desktop based and enable structural engineers in more the 110 countries worldwide to accurately design structural components.
Our flagship product is IDEA StatiCa Steel. It includes our Connection design app and Member, an app for buckling analysis of critical members and assemblies.
Connection design is getting more complex as projects get more complicated. Engineers are finding many situations where the current limit states equations are difficult to apply and thus need an additional tool such as IDEA StatiCa which allows you to easily model any connection geometry or loading and run a finite element analysis on it and compare the real behavior to the allowable material properties.
Member app allows you to run buckling analysis of members and assemblies. The difference is that it allows you to model the actual end
conditions, not just a pin or fixed support. The app uses the actual stiffness of the connections in the member buckling analysis, giving you realistic results and an understanding of the behavior of your structure.
IDEA StatiCa is an independent software developer. This means that we work with a variety of other structural software that you use every day. How many other structural solutions allow you to use the software that you want to use and share your global design information to design connections? Earlier this year, we released a free version of our Checkbot app to help facilitate the sharing of information between engineers and detailers and even connection designers for those that delegate connection design. This means that the EOR can import their analysis model into Checkbot, which will include the geometry of the structure and the load reactions on members. That file can then be used to design the connections. Once the connection design is completed, an IFC file can be exported and then used by the detailer to model the connections in their detailing model. Again, we work with a variety of detailing packages, so you can use the software that you want to use without have to markup PDFs or sketches to send back and forth among the project team. If you work on steel projects, you should look into IDEA StatiCa to help you provide safe and accurate designs in the least amount of time.
RISA
RISA has been delivering a suite of leading edge structural design and optimization software for over 30 years. Our products are used around the world for buildings, stadiums, bridges and everything in between. The seamless integration of RISAFloor, RISA-3D, and ADAPT-Builder creates a powerful structural design environment, ready to tackle your next design challenge.
RISA is the engineer’s companion at every stage of their journey. At every stage of their career—from entry-level to experienced professional—engineers need reliable tools and resources. RISA stands as a trusted companion on this journey, offering comprehensive support that spans the entire professional lifecycle. Central to this support is the RISA Learning Center, a resource designed to empower engineers at every step.
Fostering Growth from the Start:
The RISA Learning Center
For new engineers, the path to becoming proficient can be daunting. They must quickly grasp complex concepts, navigate sophisticated software, and apply theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios. The RISA Learning Center serves as an essential foundation, providing the resources needed to build skills and confidence. With its userfriendly interface, the Learning Center offers easy access to a wealth of educational materials, ensuring that even those new to the field can quickly get up to speed.
The importance of a strong start cannot be overstated. By leveraging the resources available through the RISA Learning Center, new engineers can develop a deep understanding of core principles and software tools, laying the groundwork for a successful career. The Center’s offerings include live sessions where engineers can interact with experts in real-time, as well as on-demand content that allows for flexible, self-paced learning. This combination of learning opportunities ensures that every engineer, regardless of their preferred style, has the chance to excel.
Continuous Learning for Ongoing Success
As engineers progress in their careers, continuous learning becomes critical. The structural engineering industry is marked by constant innovation, with new materials, design standards, and technologies emerging regularly. To stay competitive, engineers must keep their skills sharp and up to date. The RISA Learning Center is an invaluable resource for ongoing professional development, offering a comprehensive library of training materials that cover both fundamental and advanced topics.
The adaptability of the RISA Learning Center to industry changes is one of its key strengths. Engineers can access video tutorials, model
files, and detailed documentation that help them stay current with the latest trends and best practices. This continuous learning enhances their technical expertise and positions them to take on more complex and challenging projects, driving both personal and professional growth. The impact of RISA’s training programs on engineers’ careers is significant. Many professionals have shared success stories, crediting the Learning Center with helping them achieve new milestones in their work. One engineer noted, “This training is going to help us expand our ability to support larger building projects.” Another engineer, reflecting on their experience with the RISA training resources, remarked, “Combined with the PDF tutorial for RISAFloor that you sent me already, these resources create an excellent in-house introductory training for our new employees. You all do an excellent job of providing all types of training opportunities.” These testimonials underscore the importance of ongoing education in achieving long-term success in structural engineering.
Expert Guidance for Complex Solutions
For experienced engineers tackling advanced projects, the challenges are both technical and strategic. Complex designs require not only a deep understanding of engineering principles but also the ability to apply these principles in innovative ways. The RISA Learning Center offers advanced training that equips engineers with the expertise needed to navigate these complexities. Whether it’s mastering intricate software features or exploring new design methodologies, the Learning Center provides the expert guidance engineers need to excel in their most challenging projects.
The Learning Center’s focus on practical application is especially valuable for experienced engineers. The training materials go beyond theory, offering real-world examples and case studies that demonstrate how advanced techniques can be applied to solve complex problems. This hands-on approach ensures that engineers are not only learning new skills but also gaining the confidence to apply them in their daily work.
A Lifelong Partnership: RISA’s Commitment to Engineers
At every stage of an engineer’s career, RISA stands as a reliable partner, offering the tools and resources needed to succeed. From the first steps of learning and skill development to the challenges of advanced project execution, RISA’s support is comprehensive and unwavering. The RISA Learning Center, in particular, embodies this commitment by providing a platform for continuous growth and professional excellence with new online training resources added continuously.
Engineers are encouraged to take full advantage of RISA’s offerings, from exploring the extensive training opportunities in the Learning Center to engaging with RISA’s technical engineers for support or software tours.
949-951-5815 | info@risa.com | risa.com
ASDIP Structural Software
Phone: 407-284-9202
Email: support@asdipsoft.com
Web: https://www.asdipsoft.com
Product: ASDIP STEEL
Description: Software for the design of steel members and connections, such as composite/ non-composite beams, steel columns, base plates, anchoring to concrete, shear connections, moment connections, and web openings, per the latest design codes.
ENERCALC, LLC
Phone: 800-424-2252
Email: info@enercalc.com
Web: https://enercalc.com
Nucor Vulcraft Verco
Phone: 402-844-2400
Email: marketing@vulcraft.com
Web: https://vulcraft.com/
Product: Joist, Deck, and Bar Grating
Description: For over 70 years, Vulcraft and Verco have been leading manufacturers of high-quality steel joists, deck, and bar grating products in North America. We do more than supply steel - we partner with you to customize solutions that fit the demands of your project.
Product: ENERCALC SEL / ENERCALC 3D
Description: Save hours on every steel design with ENERCALC—now with FEM capabilities. Beams, columns, two dimensional frames, force distribution in bolt groups and more. The clear, simple user interface makes it fast & easy to setup, confirm & “what-if” your designs. Member optimization improves your efficiency and saves time!
Hohmann & Barnard
Phone: 800-645-0616
Web: www.h-b.com
RISA Technologies
Phone: 949-951-5815
Email: info@risa.com
Web: risa.com
Product:RISA-3D
Description: RISA-3D is the best choice for the design of all things steel. Whether designing custom hot rolled steel shapes or cold-formed steel wall panels, RISA-3D has you covered. With steel databases and design codes from all over the world, you’ll never have to look anywhere else.
Product: Rainscreen Support System
Description: After years of R&D, Hohmann & Barnard introduces an innovative stainless-steel clip and rail system for the rainscreen industry. This system meets critical U-Value requirements for thermal efficiency while employing non-combustible materials. For more information on how this new stainless-steel rainscreen system can benefit your projects, visit www.h-b.com.
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ASC STEEL DECK
Innovators of engineered steel roof & floor deck solutions
Serving the Western United States since the 1970s, ASC Steel Deck is a leading manufacturer of high-quality structural steel deck solutions for the building and construction industry. Based in Kalama, WA, ASC Steel Deck continues to advance the steel deck industry through innovation and an unmatched commitment to customer success.
ASC Steel Deck can supply products with a range of metal thicknesses, galvanized coating weights, paint finishes, and perforation options to meet all project requirements, including pre-primed to save installation labor costs. ASC Steel Deck’s product line covers the scope of shallow to deep rib configurations and standard to high-strength offerings. These products are featured in high-profile projects, including stadiums, warehouses, office buildings, and airports.
One of ASC Steel Deck’s most unique offerings is its propriety cellular deck option, such as the Smooth Series™ product line. Smooth Series features a clean beam-to-pan rivet-attached flat pan underside, eliminating unsightly burn marks created by traditional welded attachments. This creates an aesthetically pleasing, blemish-free appearance while
allowing for composite design. Smooth Series is ideal for exposed applications where the underside of the deck will be visible.
In addition to manufacturing steel roof and floor deck products, ASC Steel Deck seeks to improve the installation process to help keep costs low through innovations. Key innovations include the DeltaGrip® DG4™ Tool, a mechanical side-seam attachment system that reduces the installation costs of high-shear diaphragms by eliminating costly top seam welds. This revolutionary structural sidelap connection system for steel roof deck applications builds upon the original DeltaGrip System by introducing the added benefits of higher connection strength, faster cycle times, and increased punch durability.
With a focus on making project design easier for customers, ASC Steel Deck provides BIM tools, design software libraries, and product samples to support project teams. By continuously advancing steel deck technology, ASC Steel Deck enables architects, engineers, and contractors to maximize value and performance. Their full range of steel roof and floor deck products offers economical, high-performance options for any building project.
800-726-2727 | info@ascsd.com | www.ascsd.com
NUCOR VULCRAFT VERCO
Your Partner in Steel Solutions
Vulcraft and Verco are leading manufacturers of high-quality steel products. With over seven decades in the industry, we offer a comprehensive range of steel joists, deck, and bar grating products. But we do more than supply products - we partner with you to customize solutions that fit the demands of your project. Our goal is to provide efficient and sustainable solutions that ensure the success of your project.
VULCRAFT
Over the past 70 years, Vulcraft has expanded to become one of the largest manufacturers of steel joists, deck, and bar grating in North America. As part of the Nucor family, we remain committed to leading the industry in steel solutions.
VERCO DECKING, INC.
Verco Decking, Inc., serves the Western U.S. with high-quality steel deck products and innovative construction solutions. Our California and Arizona facilities collaborate closely with Western Vulcraft divisions to ensure seamless project completion across the region.
Steel Joists: Strength Meets Flexibility
We offer a complete range of efficient steel joists that enable architects and engineers to create open, functional spaces in single- and multi-story structures without compromising safety or durability.
From composite floor systems to open web joists, our products are built to handle heavy loads and deliver exceptional performance while reducing construction time across projects.
Steel Deck: Built to Perform
Our steel roof and floor deck products are engineered to offer unmatched performance. Whether you need composite deck for multi-story buildings or roof deck for large commercial spaces, our deck products deliver durability, easy installation, and flexibility. We provide deck solutions that are designed for structural efficiency, allowing for greater spans and higher load capacities. These products are ideal for a variety of structures, from industrial plants to high-rise buildings, and include additional features such as acoustical options and excellent fire ratings for added safety and comfort.
Bar Grating: Lightweight and Adaptable
Our bar grating products provide strength and adaptability for industrial platforms, catwalks, benches, shelving, and more. They
allow for optimal water and airflow, making them ideal for facilities from industrial warehouses to airfields.
Available in Standard, Heavy Duty, and Stair Tread types, our bar grating can be custom fabricated with various bar sizes, surfaces, finishes, and fastener styles to meet specific project requirements.
Online Design Tools: Empowering Engineers and Architects
We offer a robust suite of online design tools to streamline your design process. These tools enable engineers and architects to accurately model and analyze project components, reducing design time and ensuring accurate integration of our joists, decking, and bar grating products.
Flush Frame Connections: Seamless Integration, Reliable Performance
Our Flush Frame Connections are designed to integrate smoothly with our steel joists. They provide a reliable and efficient load path throughout your structure while mitigating floor vibration, reducing floor-to-floor heights, and simplifying MEP installation, making buildings safer and more comfortable.
Our connection systems are rigorously tested to meet high safety standards and ensure long-lasting performance, even in extreme conditions like seismic zones and hurricane-prone regions.
Sustainability: Build a Greener Future With Steel
The Vulcraft and Verco commitment to sustainability is rooted in Nucor’s circular steelmaking process, which minimizes waste and energy use. Steel can be endlessly recycled and reused without any loss in quality, offering a significant opportunity to reduce our environmental footprint.
By choosing to partner with us, you’re selecting a company that is committed to environmental responsibility. Our experts will help you meet your sustainability goals by working with you to create customized plans for the joists, deck, and bar grating in your project. Seismic and Wind Solutions: Built to Withstand Nature’s Forces
In an era of climate challenges, we provide structural solutions designed to withstand seismic activity and high winds. Our steel joists and decking are engineered to meet the rigorous demands of seismic and wind codes, ensuring stability in the most demanding conditions, protecting both investments and occupants.
The Punchlok® II System strengthens steel roof deck connections, improving shear diaphragm strength and load transfer to better resist seismic and wind forces. Its secure design ensures that structures remain stable and intact during extreme conditions. Powerful Partnerships. Powerful Results.
We are dedicated to being your trusted partner in construction, offering a wide range of steel solutions customized to meet the needs of your project. From steel joists, decking, and bar grating to cuttingedge online design tools and customized joist connection options, our comprehensive solutions are designed to help you address the challenges of modern construction while contributing to a greener future. Choose Vulcraft Verco Group for innovative solutions that empower you to build with confidence.
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ASC Steel Deck
Phone: 800-726-2727
Email: info@ascsd.com
Web: www.ascsd.com
Product: Steel Deck
Description: ASC Steel Deck is a leading steel deck manufacturer serving the Western U.S., offering an extensive product range for complex structural demands. With innovative solutions like DeltaGrip® DG4™ and Smooth Series, we provide engineers and architects with the products, software, and resources to confidently design. Explore more at www.ascsd.com.
New Millennium
Phone: 260-321-8080
Web: www.newmill.com
Product: Flush-Frame Design Guide
Description: Be sure you specify the use of New Millennium flush-frame end connections for your upcoming projects. It’s way better for weigh less. That’s right, steel joists with flush-frame connections offer significant weight savings compared to wideflange beams while providing equivalent stiffness and vibration performance. For help with specification, download the new Flush-Frame Design Guide now.
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Atlas Tube
Phone: 800-733-5683
Web: www.atlastube.com
Product: HSS
Description: Engineers relied on Atlas Tube to provide 100% domestic, world-class HSS for Las Vegas’ revolutionary MSG Sphere. Atlas invested in specialized tooling for a first-ever run custom size and supported fabrication and logistics. Partner with Atlas on your next project.
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CHICAGO CLAMP COMPANY
Chicago Clamp Company is a leading innovator in the construction industry, specializing in providing safe, efficient, and cost-effective solutions for roof opening and joist loading projects. With a rich history of engineering expertise, the company has developed a patented line of clamp systems that have transformed traditional construction methods.
For decades, the construction industry relied on time-consuming and potentially hazardous welding techniques for framing roof openings. Recognizing the need for an easier installation alternative for those painful and costly jobs that require welding onto steel joists, Chicago Clamp Company introduced its revolutionary clamp systems. These pre-engineered solutions eliminate the need for welding, significantly reducing labor costs and improving job site safety.
The company’s clamp systems are meticulously engineered and rigorously tested to ensure structural integrity and reliability. They offer versatile applications, accommodating a wide range of project requirements. Whether it’s supporting HVAC equipment, skylights, or other roof-mounted installations, Chicago Clamp Company has a solution. Beyond its innovative products, the company is committed to providing exceptional customer service and technical support. Their team of experts works closely with clients to understand their specific needs and recommend the optimal clamp system for each project. By combining cutting-edge technology with a deep understanding of the construction industry, Chicago Clamp Company continues to set new standards for efficiency, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
www.ChicagoClampCompany.com
NEW MILLENNIUM
Building Success With Steel Joists and Deck
New Millennium is your collaborative partner for the design, engineering, and supply of structural steel joist and roof and floor deck solutions for commercial steel construction. A wholly owned subsidiary of Steel Dynamics Inc. with seven manufacturing facilities across North America and local sales teams near you, we stand ready to meet your project needs.
We assist you right from the start in specifying and engineering the steel joists and steel deck best suited for your design and application. We engineer and manufacture solutions that control costs, enhance performance and ensure project success.
Custom-fabricated steel joists and joist girders
Steel joists and joist girders are key components of the most costeffective, performance-optimized structural steel solutions. All our steel joists and joist girders are engineered and manufactured in accordance with the specifications of the Steel Joist Institute.
• Standard steel joists and joist girders: Primary and secondary framing members, steel joists and joist girders support concentrated loads for roof or floor systems.
• Special profile joists: Profiles include gable, bowstring, arched, scissor and double-pitched joists. Over 40,000 special profile steel joist design possibilities.
• Composite joists: Enable the longest open floor spans possible. Flush-frame connections are a versatile and efficient method for connecting open-web steel joists to wide flange girders.
• WN-Series™ wood nailer joists: For stronger, moreefficient and better-performing wood-on-steel roof systems, our unique glued finger joint splices provide structural continuity the full length of the joist.
• Flush Frame Connections: Steel joists with flush-frame end connections offer significant weight savings compared to wide-flange beams while providing equivalent stiffness and vibration performance.
Steel roof and floor deck
New Millennium manufactures a range of steel roof and floor deck profiles to address your structural and architectural needs. Our new IMPRESSIONS™ steel deck combines wood’s natural beauty with the strength of steel. A structural roof deck using our Versa-Dek® profile, IMPRESSIONS features digitally printed wood-grain finishes so realistic you won’t believe it’s steel. Steel roof can be installed with exposed structural frames to create striking, spacious interiors and dramatic, high-performing exteriors. Optional acoustical treatments absorb sound energy. Applications readily integrate lighting, electrical, plumbing and
fire suppression systems. For multi-story construction, longspan composite floor deck addresses multiple factors, including total floor depth; loads; and fire, vibration and acoustic ratings. Composite floor systems optimize the cost and performance of your mid-rise or high-rise project and can weigh up to 40% less than comparably utilized cast-in-place concrete floors. Long-span deck can be specified to minimize floor depth, optimize floor-to-floor height, reduce project costs and accelerate construction timelines. Composite deck used in combination with composite joists can achieve clear spans up to 60 feet uninterrupted by support columns.
Together with you, our team will help you find the ideal steel deck and deck finish for your project.
Bridge deck stay-in-place forms
For new construction and rehabilitation of concrete or steel bridge structures, we offer two steel stay-in-place bridge deck forming systems.
• Bridge-Dek®: High-strength galvanized steel with factoryclosed ends that speed installation, creates a safe working platform, reduces costs 20% to 25% compared to wood forms, and integrates with steel or concrete girders.
• Rhino-Dek®: Polymer laminated for corrosive environments—available on one or both sides of the deck pan—protects exposed steel from salt corrosion. Provides a service life of 124 years.
Resources for structural engineers
To streamline the specification of steel joists and deck, we offer a range of informational and educational resources.
• Load tables: Our downloadable load tables catalogs for steel joists and steel deck enable you to work quicker, not harder.
• Online design tools: Interactive steel joist and steel deck design tools transform your design process, helping increase project performance and reduce project costs.
• Credit-hour courses: Our continuing education courses are offered in three calendar-friendly formats: live remote, on-site and on-demand. Many courses award AIA and PDH credit. Courses can be customized or tailored to your interests and needs. You’ll learn from experienced steel specialists and advance your knowledge of structural steel.
Start building success together
Solve engineering challenges. Realize project goals. Control costs. Your success begins with the selection of the right steel joists and deck—and the right supplier—for your application. At New Millennium, we will help you determine the optimal structural steel solution for your application. Together, let’s build it better. newmill.com
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New Millennium
Phone: 260-321-8080
Email: sales@newmill.com
Web: https://www.newmill.com/
Product: Steel Joists and Deck
Description: New Millennium joist and deck are made with steel, the most recycled material in the world. See our Sustainability page for more information on our commitment to sustainability including EPD’s, recycled content and regional materials. https://www. newmill.com/resources/leed.html
Nucor Vulcraft Verco
Phone: 402-844-2400
Email: marketing@vulcraft.com
Web: https://vulcraft.com/
Product: Steel Joists, Deck, and Bar Grating
Description: Vulcraft and Verco are is committed to sustainable design, offering steel solutions that prioritize environmental responsibility. Through circular steel-making processes and strategic partnerships, we work closely with our customers to ensure that their projects efficiently meet today’s rigorous environmental standards while contributing to a more sustainable future.
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp.
Phone: 800-929-3030
Email: sfoster@ctscement.com
Web: www.ctscement.com/komponent
Product: Komponent
Description: Komponent® is an expansive cement additive blended with portland cements to create shrinkage-compensating concrete and grouts. It is engineered to prevent negative volume change, eliminate drying shrinkage cracking, and ensure dimensional stability and improved structural performance. Its ultra-low carbon intensity ensures optimized sustainable design and performance with improved constructability.
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corporation
Phone: 800-929-3030
Email: jong@ctscement.com
Web: www.ctscement.com/about/sustainable/ sustainability
Product: Rapid Set® Cement
Description: Rapid Set® Cement produces about 1/3 less carbon dioxide (CO2) than portland cement during manufacturing. Rapid Set’s reduced carbon footprint is due to less limestone, lower processing temperature, and greater durability. Ask us for Rapid Set’s certified Type III (product specific) environmental product declaration (EPD).
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NUCOR VULCRAFT VERCO
The Green Economy Is Built on Steel
As the top provider of steel joists, deck, and bar grating in North America, Vulcraft and Verco are dedicated to leading the way in sustainable construction solutions. From the materials we use to the processes we follow, we’re committed to building a greener future. We design and manufacture our steel joists, deck, and bar grating to maximize performance while minimizing environmental impact. This results in structures that are not only strong and resilient but also contribute to a greener planet.
The Circular Steelmaking Advantage
Our sustainability efforts extend beyond steel products to our operations. Our commitment is rooted in Nucor’s circular steelmaking process, which minimizes waste and energy use. Steel can be endlessly recycled and reused without any loss in quality, offering a significant opportunity to reduce our environmental footprint.
For over 50 years, Nucor has been an industry leader in the use of electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking, which recycles end-of-life scrap into new steel. Nucor’s EAF steel recycling process produces only one-third of the greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional extractive blast-furnace steelmaking methods.
As the industry’s key player in decarbonization, we are continually dedicated to reducing our environmental impact. We have a plan to lower our emissions by 2030 and are committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
Partners In Sustainability
Collaborating with our clients to create sustainable solutions is central to ensuring that decarbonization goals are met. We have a team of dedicated sustainability experts who will work closely with you to create custom solutions for your project’s steel joists, deck, or bar grating.
Based on your company’s goals, our team can provide detailed information on the embodied carbon content for your project proposals. Our use of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) ensures transparency so that you can make informed decisions at every stage of your project. Choosing Vulcraft and Verco products means more than just selecting custom-engineered products. It means joining us as we constantly research, innovate, and develop new ways to reduce environmental impact without compromising on quality or performance.
Reach out to one of our experts and find out how we can help.
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ATLAS TUBE: SCALE AND SPEED WITHOUT SACRIFICE
Jumbo HSS and Shuriken™ help engineers and architects achieve their vision.
As the construction and development industry evolves to meet the demands of the future, so too must the structural engineers and architects responsible for designing the buildings of tomorrow. Projects continue to increase in size and scale, which means building materials play a far more significant role in ensuring their successful completion. While challenges are an inherent part of the job — budget constraints, labor shortages, fluctuating materials costs, supply chain issues and environmental regulations, to name a few — outside-of-the-box solutions can help architects, engineers, contractors and fabricators overcome them and deliver on the project’s vision.
Supporting the design possibilities. Atlas Tube is a domestic manufacturer helping structural engineers meet the challenges of today by innovating new solutions, expanding existing product offerings and delivering on-time for the most demanding project schedules and budgets.
Nothing exemplifies this more than two Atlas Tube products: Jumbo HSS and Shuriken. Each of these products was specifically designed to help engineers, fabricators and erectors overcome common challenges without sacrificing their vision. North America’s largest HSS and Shuriken bolted connections allow engineers to design on a larger scale while at the same time addressing labor and material cost challenges. Build bigger, wider, taller. As the largest domestically manufactured HSS in North America, Jumbo HSS offer the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any structural steel available. That means less steel and less cost for today’s largest applications, like factories, warehouses, hangars, data centers, bridges, high-rises and more. Their superior efficiency and aesthetically appealing design compared to wide-flange sections allow engineers to support the demand for more open, better-utilized spaces. Efficiency is key. The high strength-toweight ratio and size of Jumbo HSS (up to 22” square with 1” wall thickness) creates the potential to use less steel in a project, resulting in increased efficiency — critically important given the labor shortage and fluctuating material costs. And for fabricators, the opportunity to use Jumbo HSS instead of built-up boxes can save valuable shop hours
when labor is tight. Jumbo HSS can also have 50% less surface area than wide-flange sections, further reducing prep and finishing time and costs. Big in size. Small on environmental impact. In addition to their unique size and strength, another appeal of Jumbo HSS is their low environmental footprint. Steel is an endlessly recyclable material, so steel HSS are inherently more environmentally-friendly. Atlas Tube also produces their steel HSS using sustainable manufacturing practices, helping to lower a project’s embodied carbon. Roughly 70% of HSS in North America are produced using electric arc furnace (EAF) steel coils. Atlas Tube exclusively purchases steel from North America, which has among the lowest carbon emissions of the leading steel manufacturing regions. In fact, steel manufacturing in the U.S. produces 60% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than in China, a top steel exporter to the U.S. Atlas Tube’s manufacturing facilities are also continually optimizing energy usage and minimizing wastewater, while ensuring that all steel scrap is recycled.
Connections made easy. Erecting HSS is now even easier thanks to Shuriken, an innovative solution that allows installation of A325 and A490 bolts from one side, reducing or eliminating the need for fieldwelding. Shuriken is a built-in wrench that allows steel fabricators and erectors to quickly and easily field-bolt HSS columns, beams and trusses; connections in tight spaces; and even SpeedCore. By eliminating field-welds, Shuriken speeds erection, reduces cost, and simplifies inspection, making HSS even more costeffective and efficient.
Dream big, design big with Jumbo HSS and Shuriken. Stronger, more innovative, more sustainable building materials like Jumbo HSS and Shuriken make it possible to continue designing and building for the future while facing the challenges of today. To learn more about either product, visit atlastube.com.
A shared vision. Atlas Tube is part of Zekelman Industries — a family of domestic manufacturers striving to help builders meet today’s challenges by delivering new, better ways to build. Their shared vision of operational excellence and best-in-class customer service make them the partners of choice for those with big aspirations. To learn more about Zekelman Industries, visit zekelman.com. atlastube.com
The largest domestically manufactured Jumbo HSS are available in a variety of sizes with wall thickness up to 1”.
Field bolt Jumbo HSS with Shuriken.
WOOD - OTHER MATERIALS/RESOURCES
Wood
WoodWorks
Email: info@woodworks.org
Web: www.woodworks.org
Product: Free CAD/Revit
Description: Design mass timber, light-frame or hybrid projects more easily. Free details in PDF, DWG, or Revit formats. Mass timber – Connection and assembly details. Filters for class, load, cost, constructability, and fire rating. Light-frame – Structural and architectural details. Fire and acoustic-rated assemblies, floor-to-wall intersections, and more.
Other Materials/Resources
ICC-ES
Phone: 800-423-6587
Email: es@icc-es.org
Web: https://icc-es.org
Product: Total Conformity Assessment Solutions
Description: With testing, inspection and certification all under one roof, ICC-ES offers total conformity assessment solutions for the global building market. Our knowledgeable team of experts will guide you through the process. Ask about our Transfer and Save program for new clients!
RISA Technologies
Phone: 949-951-5815
Email: info@risa.com
Web: risa.com
Product:RISAFloor
Description: RISAFloor and RISA-3D form the premiere software package for wood design. Create 3D models of your entire structure and get complete design of wood walls, flexible wood diaphragms, dimensional lumber, glulams, parallams, LVL’s and joists. Custom databases for species, design of strap and hold-downs as well as panel nailing offer total flexibility.
NCEES
Phone: 800-250-3196
Web: https://ncees.org
Product: NCEES Records
Description: The NCEES Records program is designed for currently licensed engineers and surveyors who are looking for an easier and faster way to complete the licensure process in multiple jurisdictions. An established NCEES Record will include most—if not all—of the materials you need to apply for comity licensure in additional states and territories.
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NASDIP Structural Software
Phone: 407-284-9202
Email: support@asdipsoft.com
Web: https://www.asdipsoft.com
Product: ASDIP WOOD
Description: Software for the design of wood members such as biaxial columns, continuous beams, shear walls and out-of-plane bearing walls based on the latest NDS provisions for ASD and LRFD design methods. Easily select Sawn lumber, Glued Laminated, or Composite Lumber sections.
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NCEES
CEES is a national non-profit organization with a mission to advance licensure for engineers and surveyors in order to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the public. This mission is supported through its member boards, board of directors, staff, board administrators, and volunteers by:
• Providing outstanding nationally normed examinations for engineers and surveyors
• Providing uniform model laws and model rules for adoption by the member boards
• Promoting professional ethics among all engineers and surveyors
• Coordinating with domestic and international organizations to advance licensure of all engineers and surveyors
Through education, experience, and exams, professional engineering and surveying licensure establishes an important verification of expertise that is critical in safeguarding the public. NCEES offers more than exams for engineers and surveyors. Through the Records Program, Credentials Evaluations, and CPC Tracking, NCEES is here to help engineers and surveyors
become licensed in multiple states, track continuing professional competency requirements, and to help international professionals become licensed in the United States. Visit www.ncees.org to learn more.
800-250-3196 | www.ncees.org
WOODWORKS ® SOFTWARE
Design wood structures effectively, economically and with ease!
Established decades ago, WoodWorks® Sizer, Shearwalls, and Connections programs are positioned as high-value, low-cost software with several thousand loyal customers in the U.S. and Canada. WoodWorks® is widely recognized as highly reputable since development of both the Canadian and U.S. versions are led by the Canadian Wood Council (CWC) and endorsed by American Wood Council (AWC) (U.S. version). For the U.S. version, we work closely with AWC to ensure consistency in technical interpretations of design provisions in the IBC, NDS, SDPWS, and ASCE 7. Both AWC and CWC participate in codes and standards development, and therefore have the necessary background to ensure the software operates as the codes and standards intend. WoodWorks® software programs provide designers with a quick and accurate way to design and optimize wood structural members, light-frame shear walls, and connections.
WoodWorks® Sizer
The WoodWorks® Sizer is our most used software program. It enables designers to design beams, joists, columns, wall studs and CLT panels used in light-frame as well as heavy and mass-timber construction. Sawn lumber, glulam, structural composite lumber, I-joists and CLT panels are available. The program analyzes all load combinations from ASD or LRFD as per IBC and ASCE 7 and designs for structural and fire performance following AWC’s National Design Specification (NDS).
WoodWorks® Shearwalls
The WoodWorks® Shearwalls is our most time saving program as it allows engineers to model the lateral force-resisting system of a light-frame wood building up to 7 stories either using an AutoCAD exported file as a template or by drawing from scratch. The software will automatically generate wind and seismic forces based on ASCE 7, distribute the forces to each level, within each level to each shearline based on flexible and rigid diaphragm analyses, and within each shearline to
each shear wall segment based on wall stiffness or capacity. It models proprietary shear walls and designs full-height, forcetransfer and perforated shear walls, and optimizes for sheathing and nailing by iterating and automatically selecting the most economical sheathing and nailing patterns. The program also checks the inter-storey drift limits and implements provisions for structural irregularities from ASCE 7.
WoodWorks® Connections
The WoodWorks® Connections program enables designers to design connections consisting of bolts, lag screws, nails, wood screws, shear plates, rivets, and heavy steel hangers. The program includes different types of connections such as wood-to-wood, steel-to-wood, and wood-to-concrete. The results are displayed as fully dimensioned CAD quality drawings.
Visit our website at woodworks-software.com to download a free trial, watch our training videos, or to access our stepby-step tutorials.
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OTHER MATERIALS / RESOURCES
STRONGWELL
Phone: 276-645-8000
Email: info@strongwell.com
Web: https://www.strongwell.com/
Product: EXTREN
Description: Fiberglass structural shapes and plate that replace traditional materials for applications needing corrosion resistance, durability, light weight, ease to field fabricate, low thermal and electrical conductivity, and EMI/RFI transparency. The EXTREN® line consists of more than 100 different shapes, each with a very specific, proprietary composite design.
OneDek
Phone: 888-970-2947
Email: sales@awipanels.com
Web: www.powerofonedek.com
Product: Insulated Roof Deck
Description: As a transformative, high-performance alternative to traditional low-slope roofing assemblies, OneDek features include:
• Tapered insulation, parapet wall scuppers and internal drains
• Fewer total roof assembly components, which result in fewer labor hours
• Full assembly, industry-exclusive weathertight warranty
The Masonry Society
Phone: 303-939-9700
Email: info@masonrysociety.org
Web: www.masonrysociety.org
Product: Masonry Standards Online
Description: Masonry Standards Online provides easy access to TMS standards from anywhere with enhanced commentary, additional features, and multi-user access. Features include copying, printing, highlighting, annotating, internal linking, links to references and other TMS resources, helpful notations and definition tool tips, and advanced search options.
RISA Technologies
Phone: 949-951-5815
Email: info@risa.com
Web: risa.com
Product: RISA-3D
Description: RISA-3D designs and optimizes steel, concrete, masonry, wood, cold-formed steel and aluminum with a fast, intuitive interface. State of the art solvers, customizable reporting options and robust integration with other products such as RISAFloor, RISAFoundation and Revit make RISA-3D the premier choice for general purpose structural analysis and design.
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STRONGWELL CORP.
Strongwell is the recognized world leader in the manufacture of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites utilizing the pultrusion process – a continuous production process which creates structural composite parts with a constant cross-section.
Since 1956, Strongwell has developed hundreds of FRP structural shapes, plate, gratings, planking, railing, fencing, structural building panels, and much more, made in one of Strongwell’s three U.S. ISO 9001 certified facilities.
Benefits of FRP vs. Traditional Structural Materials
FRP has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than most other materials, weighing approximately 75% less than steel and 30% less than aluminum. Unlike metals, FRP will not permanently deform under load.
FRP is corrosion resistant – it won’t rust or rot, virtually eliminating routine maintenance. This significantly reduces life cycle costs. The polymer resin infused in the parts can also be optimized to accommodate extreme environments.
FRP is low in thermal and electrical conductivity, making it a safer choice for applications near power transmission or distribution, or for areas where heat transfer is a concern, such as thermal breaks. Strongwell’s FRP is transparent to radio waves, microwaves, and other electromagnetic frequencies, making it a frequent choice for
cellular applications such as rooftop screening, enclosures, and support structures.
FRP products offer excellent fire properties. Most Strongwell FRP is slow to ignite and selfextinguishing once the flame source is removed.
FRP products will not leach any undesirable contaminants into water, soil, or air, making it suitable for water, ground, and animal contact without any special treatments or coatings.
Selected Structural Products
EXTREN® structural shapes and plate replace steel, aluminum, and wood in a variety of structural applications, including stair structures, platforms, rooftop screening, and pedestrian bridges.
COMPOSOLITE® structural building panels are suitable for load bearing structural applications including buildings, bridge enclosures, pedestrian bridge decks, tank covers, platforms, walkways, enclosures, and secondary containments.
STRONGIRT® continuous insulation (CI) cladding attachment support system is an all-FRP rainscreen support solution designed for superior flame performance, screw pull out strength, thermal efficiency, and the ability to work with any insulation ranging from 1.5” to 8” thick.
276-645-8000 | info@strongwell.com | www.strongwell.com