One of the more innocuous changes in the 11th edition of the Handbook of Steel Construction is the updating of detailing dimensions in Part 6. As shown on the figure below, k and k1 depend not only on the flange and web thicknesses, respectively, but also on the radius of the round flange-to-web fillet, r. Since [...]
The Canadian government initiates a consultation process with the CISC, industry stakeholders and the lead consultants who successfully implemented Ontario’s Bill 142, Bruce Reynolds and Sharon Vogul.
The Canadian federal government calls on the construction industry to develop Bill S-224, the Canada Prompt Payment Act. With the recommendations of the CISC, industry stakeholders and the leading consultants who assisted in implementing Ontario’s Bill 142, the Canadian government will develop legislation to ensure the timely flow of payments from contractors to subcontractors who work [...]
The question of galvanic corrosion can arise when dissimilar metals, or different methods of corrosion protection (such as galvanized bolts and weathering steel), come into contact. One example application involves galvanized bolts and angles supporting conduits on a bridge made of 350A (atmospheric corrosion-resistant, weldable) steel or its notch-tough counterpart, 350AT steel. Can galvanized high-strength ASTM [...]
Quebec passed Bill 108, an Act to facilitate oversight of public bodies’ contracts and to establish the Autorité des marchés publics. This allows the provincial government to implement pilot projects intended to test various construction law reforms for public contracts and subcontracts. The assessments will include a prompt payment regime, adjudication and accountability reporting measures. The [...]
With the strong efforts of the CISC, Ontario enacts the first legislation that includes prompt payment language in Canada.
With the ongoing advocacy efforts of the CISC, Ontario enacts prompt payment legislation through reforms of the existing Construction Lien Act. Bill 142, the Construction Lien Amendment Act, is the first prompt payment regime of any kind in Canada and creates a new standard for other provinces to follow.
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Users of the first and second printings of the Handbook of Steel Construction, 11th edition, have two options for updating their Handbook: Revisions List No. 2 - 4 October 2017 is a free download which includes the revisions incorporated into the 3rd Revised Printing of the Handbook. A number of tables and pages were substantially updated [...]
