NASCC - The Steel Conference / The Structures Congress

5/12/2010 - 5/15/2010

Gaylord Palms Convention Center, Orlando, Florida

Matthew A. Gillies Steven M. Henderson David B. Ratterman

Presented by the American Institute of Steel Construction and the Structural Engineering Institute

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Joint Conferences of:

  • Annual Stability Conference
  • NISD Annual Meeting
  • 19th Analysis & Computation Speciality Conference
  • CASE Spring Risk Management Convocation

The North American Steel Construction Conference is a premier education event aimed at providing structural engineers, steel fabricators, erectors, and detailers with practical information and the latest design and construction techniques. In addition, the Steel Conference offers an extensive trade show, featuring products and services ranging from fabrication machinery, galvanizing, and connection products to detailing and engineering software. It’s a once-a-year opportunity to learn the latest techniques, see the most innovative products, and network with your peers and clients.

Presentations:

"Ethics: Where Does your Responsibility End?," May 13, 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - This session will explore a professional engineer's ethical and contractual obligations and legal issues that may arise if one fails to act in accordance with those obligations. Topics will include typical ethical duties established in state regulations and codes published by various professional societies, typical contract clauses, relevant provisions of the AISC Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges, and the standard of care applied in evaluating claims against engineers. The presentation will focus on typical issues that arise in the steel industry and attendees will be given an opportunity to apply these concepts to real world examples based on representative cases.

"Code of Standard Practice - What SE's Need to Know," May 14, 2010, 6:45 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - This AISC Code of Standard Practice has served as a specification guideline and statement of custom and usage in the fabricated structural steel industry since approximately 1921.  The Code is regularly updated and maintained by a balanced committee of industry professionals; approximately one-third of the Code Committee is comprised of practicing structural engineers.  David Ratterman is a graduate engineer and counsel to the Code Committee.  He will discuss the relationship of the Code to the practice of structural engineering.