Located in downtown Montréal, the Humaniti complex is a mixed-use project stretching 120 metres high, with 39 floors of various vocations. Client: Cogir Real Estate Architect: Lemay Structural engineers: Consortium SM Group/ELEMA Contractor: EBC Project end date: Fall 2020 The complex includes 1,600 m² of commercial space, 6,000 m² of office space, a 193-room hotel, and a residential [...]
The 2020 CISC Educators Forum biennial event was held in Winnipeg, MB, on February 28-29, 2020. The CISC brought together academics teaching steel design to undergraduate students in faculties of engineering and architecture at universities across Canada. Thanks to the generous travel support from local CISC Regional Committees and CISC Member, Gerdau. The theme of this [...]
“Success requires that we consistently work to achieve our goals through integrated initiatives that place priority on moving the steel construction industry forward simultaneously on multiple fronts.” Michael Holleran, P.Eng. Though iron has been around for centuries, its usage of structural steel in construction is relatively modern. As the production methods improved around the Industrial Revolution, [...]
MARKHAM, Ontario, February 26, 2020 — The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) is pleased with the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (USITC) ruling, finding imported fabricated structural steel (FSS) from Canada poses no threat or harm to the US Domestic Industry. As a result, antidumping duties will be lifted on imports from Canada. The detailed findings [...]
Civil Engineering students are challenged to an intercollegiate competition that supplements their education with comprehensive, student-driven project experience from conception and design through fabrication, erection, and testing, culminating in a steel structure that meets client specifications and optimizes performance and economy. Hercule École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) [...]
By: Hellen Christodoulou, Ph.D. Eng., B.C.L.,LL.B., M.B.A, Quebec Region Manager, CISC
By Alfred F. Wong, P.Eng., FCSCE CISC provides this column as a part of its commitment to the education of those interested in the use of steel in construction. Neither CISC nor the author assumes responsibility for errors or oversights resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Suggested solutions may not necessarily apply to [...]
Seismic forces in a building structure must be transmitted from the roof and floor diaphragms to the vertical seismic force-resting system (and the foundations). In a steel-framed structure, they are typically transmitted via horizontal members, such as beams, joists and trusses, serving as collectors. Thus, the forces are typically transferred in shear between the sheet [...]
By Charles Albert, P.Eng. CISC provides this column as a part of its commitment to the education of those interested in the use of steel in construction. Neither CISC nor the author assumes responsibility for errors or oversights resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Suggested solutions may not necessarily apply to a particular [...]
By Paul King, MS, P. Eng. VP Engineering, Rapid-Span Group and Hellen Christodoulou, PH.D. Ing., B.C.L., LL.B., M.B.A. Quebec Region Manager, CISC The CISC-ICCA Steel Bridge Certification Standard, 3rd Edition, for Complex Steel Bridges and Simple Steel Bridges is designed to assess the Fabricator’s Quality System. Additionally, it provides a level of assurance that the company [...]