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.

Trump Expands Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

Last week, President Donald J. Trump announced an expansion of his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum, claiming that the existing tariffs were not as successful as he’d hoped in restoring...

US Steel Fined for Air Pollution Violations

After reaching a consent agreement in June 2019 with The United States Steel Corporation, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) announced earlier this month that the company was char...

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...

True or false: The tin coating applied to stainless steel, formerly an alloy of lead and tin, is called titania.

True or false: Carbon dioxide can contribute to the deterioration of steel-reinforced concrete.

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 we use field splice plate connections on structural steel projects, how do we prevent rust and rust staining at bolt heads and at the splice plate/steel interface?

If I apply 140 microns of inorganic zinc to a steel substrate with a 75 micron profile, is there any concern about cracking of the primer during storage, shipment, and erection of the structure, or with field-application of a topcoat?

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...