Engineers Corner: Torsion Deformation and Stress Equations – Hollow Tube Sections
To calculate the shear stress, τ and angular deflection, θ caused by a torsional moment generated by the application of forces acting at some distance from the centroid, the polar [...]
CISC Featured Expert
Bonnie Pankratz, President, AXIS Inspection Group Ltd. NDT Methods The most important question you need to ask when approaching Inspection and testing, is what do you want to accomplish? How [...]
Engineers Corner: Beam Load Tables – Rectangular HSS (Part 7 of the Steel Design Series)
Beam load tables for rectangular HSS have been published in the Handbook of Steel Construction up to the 10th Edition, 2010. Due to lack of space, these design tables were [...]
CISC Design Module 8 – Single-Storey Building Design
The First Edition of " Single-Storey Building Design " is now available. This new 124-page publication is the 8th entry in CISC's Design Modules lineup. Design Module 8 (DM 8), [...]
Engineers Corner: Technical Column
By Charles Albert, P.Eng. CISC provides this column as part of its commitment to the education of those interested in the use of steel in construction. Neither CISC nor the [...]
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