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Trade Organizations: Iron, Steel and Metals
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American Institute of Steel Construction
www.aisc.org
Offers continuing education courses and seminars in seismic design, practical steel design, connection design and LRFD. Contains job and resume banks. Lists industry events. Provides membership information; member and certified company directories. Lists regional engineers. Can search directory of fabricators, manufacturers, erectors, service consultants and professionals by name, location, member type and company category. Steel Solutions Center provides technical answers about steel design, materials, construction and research; technical documents library; standards and code FAQs; Modern Steel Construction articles; conference proceedings on codes and standards; Steel Tools calculators; My Project tips and aids organized by project type or project management issue. Lists innovative design ideas by type of structure/construction; hosts online chat room to discuss technical issues with industry experts in regularly scheduled topical chats. Resources provides AISC case studies; articles; engineering FAQs; monthly steel quiz; archive of Steel Tips periodical; articles from Modern Steel Construction; recent abstracts and selected articles from the Engineering Journal; steel engineering tools. Can submit technical questions to be answered by industry professionals. Free Downloads contains specifications; design tools; code, seismic provisions; AISC Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges; ASTM Standard Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes and Sheet Piling; FEMA 350 and 353; LRFD specifications; “Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings.” Includes searchable Connections Database. Bookstore offers Manual of Steel Construction, codes, standards, specifications, manuals and design guides for sale. Steel Availability Survey is a database of structural steel shapes available in the United States from major steel producers.
American Welding Society
www.aws.org
Consultant's Network lists consultants by specialty; can
add listing online. Can purchase Bridge Welding Code, Welding
Handbook, and other codes and standards; can view code errata.
Online catalog and bookstore lists technical publications,
educational and training materials, and safety and health
materials for sale. Can download Safety and Health Fact
Sheets. Welding Journal contains articles from the current
issue, article index from 1922 searchable by keyword and
full text of research supplements. Provides articles from
current issue of Inspection Trends; full text of research
papers since 1998; research reports and links. Educator's
Library contains technical and educational materials, which
can be downloaded. Provides information about AWS certification
programs for welding inspectors and educators. Lists continuing
education courses; districts and sections worldwide; industry
events. JobFind posts job openings and resumes. Forums maintains topical technical discussions; posts training opportunities
and used equipment classifieds.
Steel Construction Institute
www.steel-sci.org
Provides information about structural analysis, bridges, building engineering, civil engineering, data exchange, hazards engineering, offshore engineering, specialty steels, standards and sustainable construction. Offers publications and courses on bridges, codes, design, fire, general steel construction and pilings. Provides project profiles; Eurocodes updates; current issue of New Steel Construction; sustainable construction publications; membership and contact information.
Steel Erectors Association of America
www.seaa.net
Contains
safety updates; technical and safety articles; lists conferences and conventions; provides
member list, job openings and bulletin board with news updates.
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