The Federal Highway Administration estimates that nearly one-third of
America’s 594,000 bridges are either structurally deficient or
functionally obsolete. Steel bridges offer viable design
solutions for bridge owners
because they are durable, cost-effective, and offer ease of maintenance
and construction. For more advantages to steel bridges, click
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Special
Announcement:
Highway Bridge
Services, L.L.C. will be teaching two Steel Bridge Design Classes using
AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. The first class will be held
in Baltimore, Maryland on October 14, 15 and
16, 2010. The second class will be held Orlando,
Florida on December 9, 10 and 11,
2010.
To view a PDF version
of the registration form, click
here.
Government Engineering Magazine
January/February issue featured an article written by AISI's own Robert
Wills. Once again showcasing the integral role steel played in the
construction of the Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a PDF
version of the article can be found here. (Filesize =
6MB)
"State DOTs adopt high-performance
steel" February 23, 2009
GoBridges.com recently published an article on
steel's integral role in making the new, ultra-efficient Marquette
Interchange in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The article, written by
AISI's own Robert Wills, can be found here on the GoBridges.com
website.
16th Annual AISC National Student Bridge
Competition
Special Anouncement:
Video Interviews!
AISI recently interviewed a State Department of Transportation (DOT)
bridge engineer and university professor of civil engineering about
steel bridges and what is needed in bridge design going into the
future.
Justin
Ocel, Ph.D., P.E. is Recipient of 2010 Robert J. Dexter Memorial
Lecture 08/19/2010-
WASHINGTON, D.C. – AISI’s Steel Market Development Institute
(SMDI) Steel Bridge Task Force and the AASHTO (American Association of
State and Highway Transportation Officials) Technical Committee for
Structural Steel Design have named Justin Ocel, Ph.D., P.E., as the 2010
recipient of the Robert J. Dexter Memorial Lecture.
Steel
Industry Announces Roger A. Laboube, Ph.D. as a Recipient of the 2010
Market Development Industry Leadership Award 05/04/2010- Boca
Raton, FL – AISI’s Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI)
announced today that Roger A. LaBoube, Ph.D., distinguished teaching
professor, Department of Civil Engineering and director of the Wei-Wen
Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures at the Missouri University of
Science and Technology, is a recipient of the 2010 Market Development
Industry Leadership Award.
Dr.
Emmett A. Sumner III is Recipient of 2009 Robert J. Dexter Memorial
Lecture
09/22/2009- Washington, DC – The AISI Steel Market Development
Institute (SMDI) Steel Bridge Task Force and the AASHTO (American
Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials) Technical
Committee for Structural Steel Design have named Emmett A. Sumner III,
Ph.D. as the recipient of the 2009 Robert J. Dexter Memorial
Lecture.
John
M. Kulicki, Ph.D., P.E. is Recipient of 2009 AISI/AASHTO Richard S.
Fountain Award
08/31/2009- Washington, D.C. –- AISI’s
Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) Steel Bridge Task Force and
the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
(AASHTO) Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design have named John
M. Kulicki, Ph.D., P.E., chairman and CEO of Modjeski and Masters, Inc.,
as the recipient of the 2009 Richard S. Fountain Award.
DOT’s
Szabat to Speak to Steel Industry Executives; Energy and Environment
Leaders to Discuss Climate Policy
05/04/2009- PHOENIX, AZ -- Joel Szabat, deputy assistant secretary for
transportation policy, Department of Transportation (DOT), will speak
today to steel industry executives attending the American Iron and Steel
Institute’s (AISI) 117th General Meeting, on the subject of
“Rebuilding America’s Transportation
Infrastructure.”
AISI
Commends Senate For Approving $8 Billion For Highway Trust
Fund
09/11/2008 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) issued the
following statement today by AISI President and CEO Thomas J. Gibson
regarding the U.S. Senate’s approval of $8 billion to be shifted
into the Highway Trust Fund.
