Researchers Look at Auto Steel for Buildings

Civil and systems engineers at Johns Hopkins University are investigating whether new steels, which are currently used as car parts, can be used to create more resilient and sustainable buil...

US to Reinstate Canada's Aluminum Tariffs

The U.S. is reinstating its 10% tariffs on raw aluminum imports from Canada beginning Aug. 16 following a proclamation issued by President Donald J. Trump late last week.

Final Report Released on CA Transit Center Cracks

The peer review that was tasked with investigating the girder fractures that closed San Francisco’s Salesforce Transit Center in 2018 is now complete, and was sent to authorities last week.

The World’s Largest Movable Structure You’ve Probably Never Heard About

by Warren Brand

It’s called The New Safe Confinement (NSC). Picture a massive, movable hangar-like do...

Steel Back Your Specification

by Letsfixconstruction.com

Many factors must be considered when a design specifies cold-formed steel framing mem...

Traditionally, following cleaning efforts, what color oxide rust-inhibitor is applied to heavy steel mainframes for pre-engineered metal buildings?

Carl Reed, Kat Coronado and what other author published an article covering solutions for when a blast profile on a steel substrate is lower than the specification.

President Trump recently announced an expansion of tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to cover products made of the materials, such as nails, tacks, staples, cables, certain types of wire, bumpers, various car and tractor parts, among others. Do you believe the expansion will help stabilize the industry?

Toward the end of July, President Donald J. Trump signed an order that would promote the expanded use of American-made iron and steel in federal projects. The “Buy American” platform is slated to push the domestic content threshold from 50% to 95%. Do you believe this will help to boost the U.S. industrial economy?

When blasting cast-iron structural steelwork, what type of defects might be found, and how do you address them?

What are the most effective procedures for protecting steel and adjacent concrete together?

UHP Waterjetting Para Acero Nuevo y Envejecido

from JPCL APP Español, Septiembre 2017 ; by Joao Azevedo, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Portugal

Mediante pruebas de rendimiento y casos de proyectos reales, este artículo confirma q...

Appearance vs. Functionality: The Zinc Coatings

from D+D In Depth, November 2017 ; by JORDAN MCMILLEN, AMERICAN GALVANIZERS ASSOCIATION

Seven types of zinc coatings are commonly used for corrosion protection in building c...

NASCC Steel Conference

April 11 - April 13, 2018

2017 NASCC: The Steel Conference

March 22 - March 24, 2017

Free Webinar: Coatings Over Waterjetted Surfaces

September 3, 2014

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.

Standard Specification for Higher-Strength Martensitic Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet , and Strip

issued by ASTM

This specification covers the standard for martensitic stainless steel for various structural, ...

Standard Specification for Steel Sheet, Aluminum-Coated, by the Hot-Dip Process

issued by ASTM

This specification covers aluminum-coated steel sheet in coils and cut lengths available with t...

Standard Specification for Design and Fabrication of Flue Gas Desulfurization System Components for Protective Lining Application

issued by ASTM

This specification covers the design and fabrication of metal components for flue gas desulfuri...