More and more components in steel structures are lending themselves to steel castings, simply due to the numerous benefits offered. Steel castings not only provide a seamless finish, ideal for architecturally exposed structural steel (AESS) applications, but the benefits from a structural design standpoint are also of value. A cast steel node may be a junction [...]
Clause 25.2 of the CSA S16-14 states that “columns shall be fitted with at least four anchor rods. When four non-colinear anchor rods for erection safety are not feasible, special precautions shall be taken.” The requirement for a minimum of four anchor rods aims to ensure erection safety. The rods should be positioned to provide an [...]
Snug-tightness is the tightness that is attained with a few impacts of an impact wrench or the full effort of an ironworker using an ordinary spud wrench to bring the connected plies into firm contact. The applications for which pretensioned instead of snug-tightened bolt assemblies are required can be found within Clause 22.2.2 of the S16-14: [...]
In accordance with the National Building Code, steel building systems shall be manufactured by companies certified to CSA A660 “Certification of Manufacturers of Steel Building Systems.” A steel building system (SBS) features steel for the structural components plus related accessories engineered and designed as a total building system, commonly referred to as “pre-engineered buildings” for which [...]