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•
FEATURES
11 THE DEARTH OF MARKETING
IlIlhis lime of flal revelllles, a solid marke/ing plall aSSllmes even
grealer importance

17 LEANING HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS

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25 AIRPORT HOTEL GROWS UP

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30 TRANSITIONAL DESIGN
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37 FAST-TRACK TO SUCCESS
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6 EDITORIAL 57 NATIONAL STEEL
CONSTRUCTION
8 STEEL EWS CONFERENCE
• AISC Prize Bridge • Program

•
Awards • Registration
• Base Isolation • Hotels
• Correspondence • Exhibitors
• Welded Bridge Awards
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 EDITORIAL •
Editorial Staff
Scott Melnick,
Editor
Patrick M. Newman, P.E.,
Senior Technical Advisor
Don't Ignore
Marketing Needs
Cyn thia j . Zahn,
Senior Technical Advisor

Editorial Offices
Modem Steel Construction
One East Wacker Dr.
D uring lunch a few weeks ago, a vice president from a large New
York City-based design firm commented that his firm's work
load was slowing down. I nodded, and mentioned that a lot of firm's
Suite 3100
Chicago, IL 60601-2001 were experiencing the sa me problem, particularly in over-built cities
(312) 670-5407 such as New York and Boston .
When I asked him about his plans, he spoke hopefully of

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expanding into some new areas-such as education, health care, and
renovation work.l nodded again. It seemed like an appropriate
strategy, since no slowdown is expected in those areas.
He also mentioned his firm was going to try and reduce some
operating costs, though they were doing their best not to cut staff. I
nodded a third time. The design field is people-driven, and it's
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FAX (708) 679-5926 important to maintain a quality workforce.
And then he added that his firm was slashing its marketing
budget. 1 stopped nodding, though the comment was expected .
AISC Officers It seems that whenever the building cycle begins to flatten, the
Ralph H. Clarhour, reaction of design firms is to pull back on their marketing. It's almost
Chairman reflexive, probably because marketing is a non-traditional activity for
Stephen E. Egger, design firms, especially those involved in engineering. But even
First Vice C hairman
Frank B. Wylie III,
firm s known for their top-notch marketing have a tendency to cut
Second Vice Chairman their marketing staff whenever work slows down.
Oscar W . Stewart, Jr., But it's also the wrong reaction. When times are hard, it's even
Treasurer more important to be out there pushing and soliciting new business.
Neil W. Zundel, And if your company is expanding into new areas, marketing is
President
David Ratterman,
crucial. How can you expect to attract clients if nobody knows you're
Secretary & General Counsel now offering those services?
Lewis Brunner, Architects are beginning to appreciate the need for marketing. Go
Vice President, to a n AlA Convention and you're almost inunda ted with marketing
Membership Services seminars.
Geerhard Haaijer,
Vice President,
Engineers can't afford to lag behind . SM
Technology & Research

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Morris Caminer, (For anotller viewpoint OIl marketing, see Joan Cape/in's article "The
Vice President, Dearth of Marketing" begilming OIl page 11.)
Finance/ AdministratiOn~

6 / Modern Steel Construction I May 'J991

 STEEL NEWS

Jurors Named For

AISC Prize Bridge Competition
•
he chairman of the Steel

T Bridge Committee of the

Transportation Research
Board, an academic, a practicing
engineer, and two state transporta-
tion officials were named to the
1991 Prize Bridge Competition jury
by the American Institute of Steel
Construction.
The biennial Prize Bridge Com-
petition honors structura l steel
bridges completed and opened to
traffic from july 1, 1986 through
May 1, 1991 . Winners have ranged
from prominent mega-structures
such as San Francisco's Golden
Gate Bridge to sma ller prOjects
such as the Trinity Church Pedes-
trian Bridge in New York City.
Deadline for entering this year's
competition is May 24,1991.

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This year's jury members are: rite Trinity Chllrch Pedestrian Bridge i" Nf!W York City was o"e of the 22 projects
Charles W. Roeder, chairman, Steel houored ;1/ the 1989 Prize Bridge Competitio,,_ Structural desigller was Ammallu &
Bridge Committee of the Transpor- W1Iit"ey mId architectural designer U'tlS Lee Harris Pomeroy Associates, both of New
tation Research Board of the Na- York City. Steel fabricator was Reyllolds Mmwfactur;"g Co. , Avonmore, PA.
tional Research Council and a pro-
fessor at the University of • Grade Separation-Basic purpose • Reconstructed-Having under-
Washington in Seattle; Arun M. is grade separation. gone major rebuilding.
Shirole, P.E., director of structures • Elevated Highway or Viaduct- Winning projects will be pub-
& deputy chief engineer of the Five or more spans, crossing one lished in the September issue of
NYOOT; Donald j. Flemming, P.E., or more traffic lanes. Modem Steel COllstruction.
a sta te bridge engineer in St. Paul; • Movable Span-Having a mov- AU entries must contain an
Robert C. Flory, P.E., chairman able span. entry form, photographs, and a
and CEO of Booker Associates in • Railroad-Principal purpose of written description of the project.
St. Louis; and Dr. David Billington, carrying a rai lroad, may be com- To receive an entry form, contact:
Director of the Program in Archi- bination, but non-movable. Christy Depkon, American Insti-
tecture and Engineering Depart- • SpeCial Purpose-Bridge not tute of Steel Construction, One East
ment of Civil Engineering at identifiable in one of the above Wacker Dr., Suite 3100, Chicago, IL
Princeton University. categories, including pedestrian, 60601-2001; phone: (312) 670-5432;
pipeline and airplane. fax: (312) 670-5403.
Award Categories
There are 10 award categories:
• Long Span-One or more spans
over 400' in length.
Base Isolation Addendum
• Medium Span, High Clearance-
Vertical clearance of 35' or more
with longest span between 125'
T he january issue's listing of suppliers of base isolation systems inad-
vertently omitted Watson Bowman Acme Corp. For information on
this company, contact: Watson Bowman Acme Corp., 95 Pineview Dr.,
and 400'. Amherst, Y 14228 (716) 691-7566.
• Medium Span, Low Clearance- [f any readers are aware of other base isolation system suppliers,

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Vertical dearance less than 35' please contact Modern Steel Construction so these companies can be
with longest span between 125' added to future listings.
and 400'. Also, one of the companies included in the list, Fyfe Associates, Inc.,
• Short Span-No single span cannot offer its product or services in the base isolation market during
greater than 125' in length. 1991.

8/ Modern Steel Construction I May 1991

 Correspondence
• Dear Editor:

Mr. [Richard A.J Huber's article

on page 46 of the March issue
["Session Touts Certified Welder
E
Welded Bridge Awards
ntries are now being accepted
for the Awards for Excellence
in the Design and Construction of
Arc Welded Short Span Bridges
sponsored by The James F. Lincoln
design innovation, enhance struc-
tural integrity, and reduce the cost
of maintaining short span bridges.
Prizes of $5,000, $2,000 and
$1,000 will be presented . Entries
Program" I demands clarification Arc Welding Foundation. must be received by July 1, 1991.
and additional thought. Both new construction and reno- For more information, contact:
Huber says that the American vation projects completed after Jan. Richard S. Sabo, Executive Direc-
Welding Society's welder certifica- 1, 1989 on bridges with spans of up tor, The James F. Lincoln Arc Weld-
tion program will save the industry to 100' in length are eligible. Pro- ing Foundation, P.O. Box 17035,
money by ALLOWING certified jects will be judged on the basis of Cleveland, OH 44117-0035 (216)
testing laboratories to test to the the use of arc welding to provide 481-4300.
01.1 Structural Welding Code.
This is not quite the whole story.
Anyone who has the knowledge
IIiiIii
to read the 01 .1 Code is allowed to
conduct welder qualification tests
and certify that these welders
passed the tests. There are many
thousands of such people, includ-
ing, but not limited to, certified
welding inspectors.
The economical benefit to the in-
dustry is highly suspect. I seriously
doubt that fabricators and other
employers of welders who either

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test their own welders or pay for
third party testing of these welders
will be magnanimous enough to
allow the names of these welders
to be placed in an AWS registry to
be available to whomever would
be willing to purchase a list of I
names from AWS.
It is also contrary to the lron- I
workers Union policy to allow an-
other party to control a roster of
names which would affect the hir-
ing of Union members.
The remaining category of p0-
tential customers for the AWS pro-
gram would be independent con-
tractor welders who will probably
think more than twice before the
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• The Dearth Of
Marketing
In this time of flat revenues, a solid marketing plan
assumes even greater importance
By Joan Capelin, APR single practitioner all the way to
t's doubtful that Sa muel John- the three- and four-letter giants.

I son was thinking about market-

ing when, more than two centu-
ries ago, he wrote: "Depend upon
Ilow quickly things change.
Starting with the latter months
of 1990, marketing staffs have been
it, Sir, when a man knows he is to cut back or eliminated, budgets
be hanged in a fortnight, it concen- decimated, and public relations
trates his mind wonderfully." projects put on hold . I've seen part-
Although hanging is out of style nerships that embraced marketing
these days, the current recession and public relations in the halcyon
has caused professiona ls to "con- '80s become confused, turn on
centrate wonderfully" on their de- their heels, and flee from such en-

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sign business. As a result, many dea vors. Some course correction
are re-examining whether- and may have been needed, but still,
how- marketing and public rela- much of this is disastrously short-
tions fit into their practice. sighted .
A year ago, I would have writ- Still, some good may come from
all this. As a result of the cutbacks,
ten that this was a moot question .
The answer many partners
wa s that of who were pre-
course there I've seen viously disin-
should be an terested in their
/0011 Capelill heads Capelill active market- partnerships that firm's market-
Commutlicafio"s, n New York City-based ing program- ing and unac·
public relations firm tliat exclusively or at the very embraced marketing customed to
cOl/su its to design alld bllildillg least, a market- in the halcyon '80s this kind of ac-
professionals. Prior to forming her OWIl ing aware- tivity are mak-
COllSIIWIl8 firm, Capel;" spent "early 10 ness-i n a pro- become confused , ing daily cold
years willI the marketillg depart ments of fessiona l design calls, writing
se".ral New York City firm . Indeed, a turn on their heels, proposa ls,
arcllitectural/e"gj1leer;tl8/irms. III 1990, number of sur- I and flee from such speaking to the
she received the Marketing Achiet'f?11Il'lIt
Award of the Society for Marketillg
Professional Services, its highest Ito/lor.
veys in the late
1980s by ACEC,
AlA and pri-
L endeavors
press, and
doing stand-up
presentations.
vate sources indicated that market- They are now personally faced
ing had become a permanent part with the sobering reality that few
of design practice, long since fac- new assignments exist, and their
tored into the way and cost of traditional client base is being
doing business. wooed actively by their competi-
From my own experience dur- tors. In fa ct, the ACEC 1991 BlIsi-

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ing the 20+ years I' ve worked with tlesS Henllll SlInJey found that the
design service firm s, I could ob- area in which CEO, felt they most
serve how very far this growing need expertise is in marketing. To
zest for business development had them, Dr. Johnson's adage is par-
spread across the country, from the ticularly relevant.

Modern Steel Const ruction 1 Mil) 1991 / 11

 And so, ever so pain-
fully, they have wonder-
I You should never take the wrong
type of work even if it's all that
I . '
fully come to contemplate remains between you and despair
some BASI TRUTHS.
• If it is to succeed, mar-
keting must involve
.
. You should never take
the wrong type of
work, even if it's all
that remains between
you and despair.
• Marketing is not the same as sell- • Similarly, going after work in a
•
planning and long-term goal set- ing; however, they are both es- specialty totally different from
ting. sential and interrelated . your experti no matter how
• Marketing is a commitment by • Marketing never stops, even "hot" the market- is, at best, a
the firm at the highest level, and when the client has signed the dangerous venture.
preferably all attitllde of the entire contract and/or the firm is at full • The marketing budget must be
office. capaCity. regarded as inviolate; no other
claim should touch it.
• A few tactics-a brochure, an oc-
casional article, an ad in some

CUSTOM TUBULAR SECTIONS journal, membership in the

"right" organization-do not
constitute a marketing strategy .
• The firms that get the work, at-
Tubular Sections Manufactured To Meet tract the best people, and have
the biggest lines of credit are
Your Specific Shape & Size ReQuirements those that remain visible and
work constantly at maintaining
o\.STHETlCAllY EXCELLENT TORSIONAL LARGE SIZES their credibility.
-'PPEAlING PROPERTIES 14 1030
Up to this point, much of what
I've written could be marked with

•
exclamation points for emphasis.
But for what follows, the most use-
ful punctuation is the question
mark.

SOUARES
Shedding Light On
The Subject
What is the difference between
marketing and selling? A few defi-
nitions might help.
Marketillg basically is deciding
what you want to do and where;
RECTANGLES for what type of people; for what
kind of payment; and at what level
of effort. Sales is going out after the
work that this thought process,
PROPERTIES TAILORED EXCELLENT HeNV WAll
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• Sizes uo to 3tr square • Section orooer/les arallable Pllblic relat ions is the communi-
• Taoered or straight sections on request cations arm of marketing. Any-
• No minimum order S/Z8 thing having to do with telling or
showing anyone else who you are
MUIOItr IIIUA • '-" "1 lUI • TIlls.. MWIGaA 741" and what you do falls within the
Ami. "" W£lrrE.nll. CALL l'DU RIfE: , ...-»,.~ spectrum of publiC relations activi-

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ties.
...... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TITtE _ _
Some people confuse public re-
lations and advertising. Adt'l!rtising
AOORESS VIILMONT. is bought space in a publication or
on radio or television. When you •
CITY _ _ STATE IULS,. advertise, you pay for a specific
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12 1 Modern St('el Construction I May 1991

• The people who act as
your agents are paid a per-
centage of the advertising
cos!. Pllblic relatious is pro-
viding, at no cost, informa-
What kind of work will yield you
the satisfaction you want day pre;encc in the office
and the confidence of thelT
without unduly penalizing you? colleagues and other
members of the firm.
tion which the media then decides have worked both ways, so I know
whether to use editorially. You pay first-hand that in-house marketing Timing Is Of The
for the time of the person who is people don' t have the time to do Essence
your representative. the long-range projects or specialty
In a comprehensive marketing work that require extended efforts, What is your timetable for re-
plan, all of these are involved, and often they don't have the expe- sults: Overnight or over a year?
though finding the right balance is rience or contacts. However, they Ilow mu h patience and Oexibility
up to you. do have the advantage of day-to- do you have if a marketing pro-

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edge? Security? Endless chal-
lenges? Travel? How much money Weitkemper.
do you need to get to that point?
And how will you get it?
A marketing plan emerges from
the decisions to these questions:
What kind of work will yield the
satisfactions you listed above with-
out unduly penalizing you? What
kind of client will provide them?
What kind of colleagues and sur-
roundings will make your job en-
joyable? How close is this to where
you are now?
How Much Effort Does
Marketing Require?
Are you willing to pay for the
right level of competent support if
you can't put in your own time and
effort to formulate and implement
a marketing plan? In my office, we
speak about a client's "matching
gran!." If he or she doesn't care
enough to get involved, why

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should we?

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In the same vein, do you want
such support to be in-house, out-
side, or both? Either way, you are
going to pay for the assistance. I
VaLIIDNI
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gram must stretch into the
future?
Like football players,
good marketing and pub-
I
I
lic relations people have to L-_ __
Most important for good
marketing are the desire and
ability to change
proach." And with his cur-
rent circumstances, he has
certainly proven the need
to be flexible about obsta-
cles in his path .
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know where the goal line Most important for good
is and have a plan for getting there. their path within a set amount of marketing are the desire and abil-
They have to factor in elements time. ity to change. Do you enjoy
such as style and image, know Donald Trump (not that he's change? How much change ca n
where o ther people are at any time everyone's role model) wrote in your firm absorb? Il ow able will it
and keep On moving- not only for- Tire Art of tire Den/: "I never get too be to use new concepts, words, and
ward but around any obstacles in attached to one deal or one ap- materials, and to benefit from the
visibility generated? Ilow quickly?
ot everyone welcomes change.
One of the most exciting marketing
Zinc MetaJUztng Wire and public relations campaigns I
ever initiated was ultimately put
..•.. from Platt Bros. &: Co. aside, despite its being the pride
and joy of the firm's president and
his marketing manager. We redi-
rected the way his firm was de-
scribed, we rewrote his brochures,
and we sent him out into the world
We want to be Your Zinc to proselytize. But the effort col-
lapsed and the needed changes
Wire Source for the '90's. never occurred. Why? Because he

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NOW you ean purchase direct from the was unable to convince his part-
largest ztnc wire manufacturer tn the ners and staff members that there
country and SAVE, wou ld be a payoff for the shift in
vision and approach. He was ready
for change, but his firm wasn't.
Best pricing in the Industry. What's The Hardest
• Quality p;uiiiifi( Metallizing Wire - the size finish and Part Of Marketing?
packaging you need ... when'you need it!
Answer: Keeping the program
In stock and ready for delivery. moving consistently and with the
same high level of commitment.
• .091",1/8" & 3/16" Diameters • Paper wrapped coils Performance can only be judged at
and payoffpak fiber drums. • Meets MIL-W-67l2B the finish line: You have to know
what it is; where it is; and what is
• p;aiiiifi( 85/15 Zinc/ Aluminum also available. needed to get there.
It's been my experience that a
Excellent Corrosion Protection for Steel. firm does best when it confines it-
Metallizing Applications Include: self to one single-mind ed (but not
simple-minded) effort, conveying
• Structural Steel • CP of Steel Rebar in Concrete as few messages as possible. You
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Puerta de Europa

This article is adapted from a explained that when his firm re- ing the towers toward each other.
paper by Leslie E. Robertson, P.E., ceived the commission for the A relationship was immediately e -
Saw-Teen See, P.E., Monica V. Puerta de Europa building in Ma- tablished between the two, and a
Svoljsik, P.E., and Richard drid, the planning approval stage major gateway was formed. As the
Zottola, P.E. was already in process with two towers are situated on a major traf-
hy construct a bujJding towers contemplated, each on fic rotary, the Plaza de astilla,

W that leans from the verti-

cal?
When archHect Gunnar Birkerts
widely separated footprints.
"The separation was necessary
to avoid three subway stations, re-
lated underground pedestrian pas-
which forms the northern limit of
the Madrid business district, the
gateway image seems entirely ap-
of Birmingham, MI, recently de- propriate."
signed a sloping building, he ex- sageways, and the right-of-way of The finn of Leslie E. Robertson
plained that he sought to "free the an unbuilt street. The heights and Associates has been retained to
building from the vertical," to plan dimensions of the towers were provide the structural engineering
"surpass the traditional role of so separated that they failed to for several leaning high-rise build-
functional accommodabon, visual work together as a pair or to define ings. Two projects, with a total of
complacency and the general atti- the edges of Paseo de la Castellana. five such buildings, are now under

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tudes of generiC high-rise struc- Instead, they threatened to give the construction, including the sloping
tures," appearance of simple repetitive- towers of Puerto de Europa.
Stephen Achilles, a partner with ness, as so often happens in the Project owner / developer is
John Burgee Architects, the de- case of housing blocks," he stated. Urbanor S.A. (Madrid) and archi-
signer of another sloping building, "We solved the problem by slop- tects are John Burgee Architects

Modem Steel ConstructIon I May 1991 / 17

L -_____________________________________ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
 ( ew York) with Pedro Sentieri
Cardillo (Valencia).
The 25-story buildings have a
height above the plaza of nearly
375' and have a slope of 14.3 '.
work was done in association wi th
the architectura l firm of Gunnar
Birkerts And Associates, Inc.
In order to obtain the high level
of lateral stiffness cited earlier, a tri-
•
While alternative designs were con- angulated structure offers uniq ue
sidered and priced, the final design advantages in terms of both stiff-
makes usc of a reinforced concrete ness "nd strength. Additiona lly, it
core and structural stccl frame, may offer opportunities to incorpo-
both of which are post-tensioned. rate the structural system into the
visual expression of the buildi ng.
Sloping Theory Figure 1 shows the basic triangu-
Beyond the needs of a "normal" lar building block. Where carrying
building, a leaning building re- symmetrical vertical loads, the sys-
quires an enhanced lateral-force tem acts as a vertica l canti lever,
system in the direction of the canti- carrying the symmetrical loads
lever and an enhanced t rsional without bending.
Figure 1: Tile Basic Buildi"g Block system on account of the eccentric-
ity of transverse lateral forces. It is Secondary lateral system
important to realize that the canti- Under unsymmetrical loading,
lever creates a substantial gravity- as is required for live loads and for
induced overturning moment but the lateral loads from wind and
that the gravity-induced shearing earthquake, a secondary lateral
force is zero. force system is required . This sec-
While all building systems must ondary system must span between
incorporate an the nodes (cor-

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adequate level ners) of the
of latera l stiff- basic bu ild ing
ness and The cantilever block. By com-
strength, a lean-
ing building
creates a substantial the basictwobuild-
bining of

must have sig- gravity-induced ing blocks to

nificantly in- create a parallel-
creased stiffness overturning moment ogram shape, it
Figure 2: Balancing Gravit.ll·llIdllced
Stress Ln.,,'s in the direction but the is possible to
of the cantilever. create a more
That is, in addi- gravity-induced complex system
tion to the need with gravity
to resist the nor- shearing force is zero loads distrib-
mal lateral uted to the
forces from wind and earthquake, nodes for later distribution to other
the system also must re ist the building blocks in the overall sys-
gravity-induced overturning mo- tem.
ment-and must do so at very low Note that both symmetrica l and
levels of lateral deflection. This en- unsymmetrical loads induce com-
hanced requirement is particularly pressive (or tensile) loads into the
severe in that gravity induced lat- floor construction. Due consider-
eral deflection may not be recover- ation of these loads, with particular
able; i.e., such deflection may re- attention to secondary stresses, is
,- >, mail) permanently in the structure, essential.
and, in concrete structures, may in- When the building blocks are
L j crease with time on account of the composed of isosceles triangles
long-term (creep) properties of con- (figure 2), each is capable of carry-
Figure J: A Morl' Complex System crete. ing its own gravity loads to the

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Prior to beginning work on the foundations without uplift in the
Puerta de Europa project, Leslie E. foundations. By ba lanCing gravity-
Robertson Associates had consid- induced stress levels in the vertical
ered several structural concepts for and horizontal members of the
Icaning buildings. Much of this combined pa rallelogram shape,

18 / Modern Steel Construction I Mavl991

• sidesway can be minimized and
each of the floors remains level.
However, some kind of secondary
lateral force system is required to
deal with unbalanced lateral forces
T r
and with lateral loads introduced
between the bases of each triangu-
lar shape.
A more complex system can be
achieved by combining four or
more of the basic triangular build-
ing blocks (figure 3). Again, the
structure more-or-less balances on
one lower comer. Under lateral
forces from wind or earthquake
g i
and as a result of unbalanced live
loads, some form of tie-down is re-
quired in the other lower comer,
however. This tie-down can be
composed of rock or earth anchors,
tension piling, or a baUast (concrete
mass).
Balanced Structure
To remain in equilibrium, the
weight of the lowest building block

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must be carried up to its apex so as
to balance the weight of the upper-
most triangular building block. The
extra weight of the structure over
that of a conventional building is
found largely in this requirement.
Additional unique structural re-
quirements are associated with the I
slope of the column and with the
gravity-induced forces in the floor
system.
Ever increasing levels of com-
plexity and drama can be devel-
oped. Omitting considerations of The two sloping towers of Puerln de Europa have a mixed strucfllraf system fenlllrhrg
wind, earthquake, and lateral stiff- steel co/u1IIns ulld beams and a cotlcrele service core. The steel is post-tensioned to
ness, the amount of material re- increase the efficiellCY of the strllctllrai system by redllchrg the required stifflless .
quired in a complex sloping build-
ing for columns and diagonals available to compensate for most of that due to wind or earthquake
would exceed that of a standard the gravity-induced lateral deflec- and the deflection due to dead load
structure by 60%. However, since tion, this issue remains the domi- my be perhaps four times as large.
the floor framing is unaffected, the nant factor that drives the struc- The total gravity-induced lateral
total increased weight of the struc- tural design of a leaning high-rise deflection, then, may be five to 10
tural materials on the project would building. Approaches, any of times larger than the lateral deflec-
be considerably less than 160% of a which can be combined, include: tion due to wind or earthquake. As
standard structure. Also, post-ten- cambering the structure; increasing a result, the exclusive use of cam-
sioning of those members of the stiffness; and post-tensioning so as bering could be a problem. Stiff-
structure in gravity-load tension to make equal to zero some portion ness alone also is impractical be-
would reduce the gravity-required of the gravity-induced lateral de- cause the level of stiffness would

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strength and thus the weight of the flections . have to be five to 10 times that of a
framing materials. Several factors must be consid- normal building, which would be
ered in choosing a deflection-com- very expensive.
Deflection Compensation pensating system. The deflection Another factor is that most of
While many techniques are due to the live load may be twice the overturning moment is associ-

Modern Steel onslru c:tion I May 1991 / 19

 ated with the upper floors of the
building-and occurs after much of
the structural system has been com-
pleted, which again argues against
the exclusive use of cambering. In
system by allowing a reduction in to-floor height of just over 13', an
required stiffness, thus reducing electrified raised floor of 5.2", and
cost. a 5.S" slab/deck assembly, the
depths of the beams are necessar-
Case Study: The Twin Towers ily heavily constrained. Accord-
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developing the system of deflection Of Puerta De Europa ingly, nearly all the beams and
compensation, it is important both The structural system for the girders are located on the architec-
to recognize and exploit this verti- Puerta de Europa project was se- tural module so as to allow light
ca l distribution of overturning mo- lected in response to cost, construc- fixtures to nestle between the floor
ment. tion time, exterior aesthetic, and an- framing. Even so, most of the floor
Clearly, post-tensioning is a ticipated interior layout beams are notched to allow pas-
proven technique for the control of considerations. sage of ductwork and the flange
gravity-induced deflections. In con- The building's columns are of width of girders is severely re-
cept, post-tensioning is introduced structural steel with yield points stricted.
into those elements of the structural ranging from 36 ksi to 65 ksi, with The service core is of reinforced
system that are under gravity-in- some columns in below-grade areas concrete and the structural design
duced tension so as to place these encased in concrete. Com posi te allowed for slip forming, sliding
members in compression. By plac- steel/concrete columns were con- forms, jumped forms and the like.
ing the post-tensioning system in sidered for the four corners of the The design does, however, pre-
the outer (tension) waU of the tower, but the concept was dis- sume that the service core is con-
building, it is possible to compen- carded during the construction doc- structed so as to be 10 floors or
sate for all or a part of the lateral uments phase to help reduce con- more ahead of the structural steel.
deflection induced by gravity load- struction time. Tie-down ballast of reinforced
ing. Beams and girders are of struc- concrete is used to provide an ade-
Post-tensioning creates an in- tural steel with yield points ranging quate factor safety against over-
creased efficiency of the structura l from 36 ksi to 50 ksi. With a floor- turning. The ballast is 165' long,

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aesthetic limitations imposed by on the sequence of the con;truction
stiffening trusses frame the depth
the Puerta de Europa project. and on the relative stiffness of the
of the plant room space. The deflec-
Transverse to the direction of the various elements.
tion-<:ontrol system is provided by
cantilever, the system is fairly For the towers of Puerta de Eu-
post-tensioning, which is anchored
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 dominant lateral force element the overturning moment carried by
until such time as the steel-to-con- the service core and the steel
crete connections are completed at frames.
the roof.
As those connections are com- Long-Term Effects
loading.
The creep d eflection of concrete
can add significantly to the grav-
ity-induced lateral deflections.
However, it is poSSible to use the
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pleted, the stiffness of the construc- Since the service core and its long-term effects of concrete to off-
tion increases markedly. The intro- foundations must carry a significant set other long-term effects, such as
duction of post-tensioning, then, overturning moment until the time imposed live loads.
brings the concrete service core of post-tensioning in order to allow For example, the long-term
back to the true and plumb posi- construction, the concrete core must shortening of the concrete member
tion so as to reduce to almost zero be designed for this temporary can be used to offset the bending
moments of the concrete to pro-
duce a net sway equal or close to
zero.

How do you Alternate Designs

A variety of alternate designs
get a were considered for the Puerta de
Europa project.
monster In one alternative, the post-ten-
sioning is contained solely within
to shape the service core. Because the lever
arm of the post-tensioning is
up? I greatly reduced, the amount of
post-tensioning is increased pro-
portionally.

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In order to control deflections, it
is essential that the post-tensioning
system be load-balanced, which re-
quires a significant increase in con-
crete strength. And even with an
increase, the core wall thicknesses
need to be increased throughout
the height of the tower and partic-
ularly at the anchorages of the
post-tensioning.
Also, the effect of the long-term
axial deformation produces a near-
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flection control operations can take sioning systems arc required and
place ea rl y in the construction pro- the construction time of the service
cess. This alternative allows the core is increased .
sta rt of curtain wall construction
earlier, thus leading to an ea rlier Leslie E. Robertsoll, P.E., FASCE,
occupancy. C.E., S.E., D.Sc. , alld D.Ellg.; SalU-
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• Airport Hotel Grows Up

A multi-phase renovation project culminated with an
eighth floor expansion
fter more than three de-

A cades, the Hotel MLA at

Miami's International Air-
port could not compare with facili-
ties offered in other major cities.
Comfortable and soundproof
rooms} restaurants, lounges, meet-
ing rooms and health clubs are all
derigueur today, and the old 19505
hotel lacked many of these features.
However, its location inside one
of the nation's 10 busiest airports
complicated the renovation /ex pan-
sion. An airport never sleeps, and
an airport hotel can never be shut
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phased project was planned.
While the final construction
work finished just one year ago, the
initial phases began in the mid-
1980s. This early work included
gutting and rebuilding the guest
rooms and expanding the lobby. In TI" III'W "8"111 floor of II" Hate' MIA
addition, a new mezzanine for ad- ", Mm"" features a lounge aud
ministrative offices was added to swmm,mg pool. Tlrt! glas5-/leavy addItion
the existing connected terminal. To was designed as a modern complement to
provide headroom for a new lobby IIIe orlgillal1957 faende.
bar below the administrative space,
compo ite steel deck was used with
fully encased steel beams.
Conference Center
Perhaps the most interesting
part of the early work was the cre-
ation of hotel meeting rooms in an
office structure adjacent to the hotel
and connected to it with expansion
joints. "We wanted to create large,
open spaces, so we had to remove
the existing interior columns," ex-
plained Bart Wallis, P.E., vice presi-
dent and chief engineer with Bliss
& yitray, Inc., Miami.
Steel trusses were installed to

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exterior column. Two columns
were removed from three bays to
create the open meeting rooms.
Because the existing office struc-

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"\",,, _ _ _.-11' trusses cou ld be installed on top of field project administralor with
the existing beams, with the beams Robert B. Browne Architects, Coral
acti ng as the bottom flange of the Gables, FL.
tmss. Gussets were welded to the Since weight was a prime con-
tops to connect new web members. sideration in adding a new floor,
A combination of high-strength steel framing was specified even
bolts and field welding was used though the rest of the hotel was
1 1 for the connections. concrete.
Since access was limited, steel The new recreation area is built
METAL PANaS I: DECKS was fabricated in 10' sections and over hotel guest rooms. ''The exist-
(srm OR ALUI.IINUII) hand-carried using the building's ing bay spacing was approximately
stairs and elevators. 21', with a girder framing across
WE RUN YOUR SfCTTONS OR the length of the building approxi-
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center. ''The challenge was to add anchors on top of the existing con-
new space-but since the Terminal crete columns." Both the new col-
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form a rigid frame to resist lateral
wind loads and hurricane force
winds. Steel fabricator was AISC-
member Richmond Steel, Inc.,
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plained. "One bay of girders were
removed to provide a 42' -long
open space and the pool was sup-
ported on the existing columns."
Rather than being built over
guest rooms, the new eighth floor
lounge extends over a column-free
restaurant. The existing structure
in that area was inadequate to
carry the 100 psf live load of the
new construction, and available
depth for new floor construction
was limited. The solution was to
create a new composite girder
using the existing roof beam, and I
then adding vertical plates to
allow installation of a new upper
beam section. In turn, the upper
beam section supported a 4\.2"
composite steel deck. The new Up 10 20 IPOfW
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airport in operation 24 hours a da y. building frame, yet do to space con-
We could onl y hoist during speci- straints, no new shea rwalls could be
Segmental fied hours. With steel, we could added . The solution was to infill
and High Speed quickly hoist a full -da ys load and half-story openings in various loca-
Steel blades ... stockpile it on top of the roof." tions to crea te new shear d ia-
To be on the leading edge of the Also, steel construction can be phragms.
induslry you have to be sharp_For framed without being shored . The new roof over the main bar
30 years we've conlinually produced "Since we were working on a n ex- area consists of a large skylig ht.
the highesl quality blades with the I isting roof with occupied space "The glazing is double-insulated for
quickest turn-around time. below, it was important that we sound protection and maximum
Come visit us at the National Steel keep the existing roof intact," Wallis tinting was specified for glare con-
Construction Conference-Booth I said . "With steel, we could open trol," Wong sa id . In addition, a mo-
# 6070. We will have our Segmental space around an individual exjsting torized shade is used to block the
Saw Blades, Bandsaw Blades and column, attac h the new steel col- sun during mid-day hOllrs. like-
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Transitional
Design
A Boston residential project
succeeds in gracefully bridging the
gap between a 19th century
residential neighborhood and a
modern commercial center

he designers of Tent City, a mid-rise apartments. In addition, bury a two-level, 698-car garage be-

T 269-unit, mixed-income resi-

dential commun ity in the
heart of Boston's Back Bay l South
there is a limited amount of retail
space incorporated into the project.
"The development ma kes a grace-
neath the site-a nd to use the
garage's roof as the found ation for
the low-rise portion of the project.
End faced two major challenges: ful transition from historic Copley Because of land scaping and vehicle
the need to architecturally make Square w ith its Churches, Boston requirements, the roof of the struc-
the transition between two radi- Public Library and opley Place to ture had to be d esigned to support
cally different neighborhoods and the traditional 19th century Vi ctor- 500 lb. loads.
to structurally provid e both hous- ian townhouses of the South End ,"
ing and pa rking on one site. explained John M. lancy, FA LA, Structural Platform
One sid e of the development principal with Goody, Clancy & Since the ga rage was already
borders the South End Historic Associates, Inc., Boston. "A 12-story being designed to accommodate
District-one of the largest extant mid-rise build ing matches the such a high load, it was possible to
examples of 1850s residential archi- height of its neighbor, Copley use its roof as a platform for the

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tecture, while on the other sid e is Place, then gradually steps down low-rise townhouses, explained Mi-
the Copley Place commercial dis- across the site to meet the four- chael Jolliffe, P.E., a principal with
tTict. story townhouse height of its South Za ldastani Associates, Boston, the
The architectural solution was to End neighbors." project' s stru ctural engineer.
combine low-rise townhouses with The structural solution was to "The low-rise columns simply sit

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 Tlte law-rise townhouse portion o[Te",
CIty is dtosiglll!ci to mdt/llllo 8os/o,,'s old
Solltil [lid lIC/glII."i100d. Tile lise of red
a"d tall brJ,k mId large w",daw:-; ws
contextual. willie ti,e llriglltly ro/ore,1
glaud llrlck Q/ld I'rera .. , twIrls wert! used
to add rrdwt!Ss aud ",ten'sf . Ac; ",
traditional architl'cturt', tltt' c;tructurl' is
clearly dum/ed ",10 a d.stwet ba"f, middle
alld top. Pilotos bV Stet,. ROSI'lItilal

on the roof of the garage, which al- steel decking," said Anand Lele, Lele said. Bracing couldn't be used
lows for a very efficient and very P.E., a senior associate with in the longitudinal direction, how-
cost effective garage layout," Jolliffe Zaldastani. An exception to this ever, because the only possible lo-
said. floor system occurs on the first level cations were in the exterior walls
Because of the much greater of the mid -rise portion where the and that would have limited win-
loads, the columns in the mid-rise floor consists of 6:Y4" lightweight dow space. In the low-rise portion,
portion of the project were de- concrete over a 2" metal deck sup- lateral stability is provided by
signed to correspond to the location ported on steel beam and girder transferring loads from the mo-
of the garage columns. construction. "In that area of the ment frame to the plau1 level.
building we needed to provide a
Moment-Resisting Frames fire separation between the floor 1,789 Tons Of Steel
Both the low-rise and mid-rise and the garage," Lele explained. The project used 1,324 tons of
portions have moment-res,shng Bracing was added in the trans- A36 steel and 465 tons of A572
steel frames with steel beams and verse direction of the mid-rise por- Grade 50 steel. "We used A36 steel

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girders on the column lines and tion for lateral stability. "Bracing is for the columns and most of the
steel bar joists supporting a con- less expensive than a moment con· gi rders, except where there was a
crete floor slab on metal decking. nection, and we could locate the restriction in depth," Lele said.
"From the second floor on up we bracing in the walls between the onstruction cost for the above
have 3" concrete on 91l6" galvanized units in the transverse direction," grade portion was $26 million,

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mum space out of the site while feature oversi zed bay windows
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ettes, and fa culty-i n-residence quar-
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needed a new monumental challenge: The uni-
versity needed to occupy half of
transitional experience between
dorm room and an apartment, the
Residential the desired 480 rooms in just 16 student rooms were designed as
months, and the rest six months computer-networked suites with
College in a later. shared bath facilities.
In addition, the university
hurry, the wanted a building that would be Front-door identity
more aesthetically inviting than The suites were organized to cre-
building team the typical college dorm-yet one ate neighborhoods with winding
paths so that each suite has a front
turned to steel that would be in keeping with the
collegiate Gothic character of the door id entity. The neighborhoods
construction school while still meeting a $16.6 are grouped around the main
lobby / Iounge, a dining room,
million budget. And , of course, the
facility had to provide barrier-free T.V./video room, and weight room.
access for handica pped students. To provide the maximum number
IIFrom an architectural stand - of students with access to individ-
point, the project was fast- ual temperature controls, a variable
tracked," explained C. Andrew air volume HV AC system was de-
McNeilly, ALA, senior project ar- signed with zones comprising three
chitect with James Architects & En- stud ent suites. In addition, each
gineers, Indianapolis, the project's room is wired with one "clean" re-
architect and structural engineer. ceptacle for computcr power. The
"The design began in the Spring of building also is air conditioned,
1988, and we had the foundations which makes it ideal for summer
underway before the contract d oc- conferences.
uments were complete. Occupancy Structu rally, the 165,578-sq.-ft.

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of the first half was in the Fall of dormitory is designed as a steel mo-
1989, with only 10 months for con- ment frame using bolted angle con-
struction." nections. "We used simple steel
The concept for the Residential framing with an angle on the top
College is a series of clustered and bottom of the stecl beams to

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 take the moment created by the
wind loads," said Me eilly. The an-
gles at the second floor are 4" x 4" x
:jIf', while the angles at the third •
floor are 4" x 4" x ~". The structure
used 575 tons of A36 steel. Steel fal>-
rica tor was AISC-member Geiger &
Peters, Inc., Indianapolis.
Economical Framing
"We considered using concrete
construction, but the configuration
of the building made that difficult
and expensive," explained A.R.
Baker, Jr., construction manager
with Huber, Hunt & ichols, Inc.,
Indianapolis. "There are a lot of ins
and outs and external corners, and a
steel frame with a lightweight metal

Ti,e resldelltial college is desig"ed as two wi"gs of dO/lble· loaded corridors. each
J deck proved to be the most eco-
nomical."
Because the architectural design
ca lled for minimizing the size of
wrnpptd arolUrd a ce"tral courtyard. structural members, the structural
engineer opted for 6" steel tubes for
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12" columns, which would have

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been about the minimum with con-
crete, would have been too large,"
Mc eilly said.
The square tube columns extend
the height of one floor, with beams
cantilevered on top. Bolted connec-
tions were used between the beams
and columns. A column is then ex-
tended the height of another floor,
with a beam again cantilevered on
top. This process is repeated for the
full three stories, with the roof
beam cantilevered on top.
In addition to the steel's small
dimensions, speed of fabrication
and erection was crucial to the
project's success. The schedule was
based on a fast-track design being
completed as shop drawings were
being prepared, according to Don- Tire mailllobby is des'g"cd as a large open space w/.t.'re st'ldellts em, gatlrer
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ocation, location, location
may be the battle cry for real-
tors, but for designers, it can
mean a big headache.
The Crescent Park residential
development in Woburn, MA, has
a prime location in an abandoned
quarry just 10 mile north of Bos-
ton. Unfortunately, in addition to
its great location, the site features
wetland and unbuildable stone
hillsides, leaving little of the 25
acre site for construction.
The solution was to build a se-
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ries of four curved buildings in an
5 configuration. Each seven-story,
80,OOO-sq.-ft. building has 66 units.
In addition to fitting the buildings
to the site, the curved shape also
maximized views. The curve has a
large enough radius that the radial
walls are not abrupt and provide
an element of variety in the rooms.
The curved corridor sweeps away
as you move along it and adds an
unusual aspect to an otherwise or-
dinary experience. The corridor is
off-centered to provide a variety in
the dimensions of the units.
While the project's curved shape was dictated by sile constraints, it also provided
The architect, Lawrence A. lin-
exceptional views. 111 addition, by fixh'g the mo;" corridor off-center, it allOUJed for the
crea tion of a wide variety of room sizes aud config urations. To break doum the large scale
der Architects, Inc., Boston, chose
of the building, the architect created a distinct base, middle and top.
to clad the building in brick with
bands of different colors, which
served to break down the scale of

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the building. The bottom two sto-
ries are more playfully striped and
combine as a base scaled to pedes-
trians. The middle zone--floors
three through six-are alternately

42 1 Mode rn Steel Construction I May 1991

• striped with buff and light brown
brick, while the top floor is light-
colored and set back. Large sections
are used for the balconies, again in
an attempt to modulate the scale of
The selected system was versa-
tile, easy to install, and provided
reduced depth and adequate rigid-
ity for the spans. It also allOWed
adequate space in the floor struc-
the building. Project designer was ture for passage of mechanical util-
L.A. Linder, AlA, and project archi- ities through web openings in joists
tect was Candy Gander, AlA. and girders. In addition, it allowed
the project to be erected on its fast-
Project Constraints track schedule.
In order to meet the developers
need for a total number of units, Lateral Stability
the buildings needed to be seven The lateral stability of the build-
stories. However, city code require- ing is provided by a combination
ments limited the building height of braced and moment resisting
to 70'. As a result, 8' ceiling heights steel frames. To provide open
were designed. Also, large column spaces for exterior windows and
spacing was specified in the short access to balcony areas, moment
direction of the plan to provide col- frames were used on the two main
umn-free spaces for flexible unit elevations of the building.
plans, which varied in size and K-braced frames are used in the
sha pe on each floor. long direction inside corridor
Time also was of utmost impor- walls, and in the short direction in
tance and the project was fast- unit separation walls.
tracked. For uniformity of details, the
A variety of structural systems moment frame girder sizes are kept

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were reviewed for the project, all of to 10" deep throughout the struc-
which also considered the architec- ture. To facilitate the connection of
tural requirements. the collector girders to the inside
Concrete block bearing wall sys- web of the columns and to skew
tems, though economical, could not connection of the moment frame
meet the open and flexible plan re- girders to the flange of the col-
quirements of the project. Cast-in- umns, H-shape columns are used
place concrete was rejected as too with the web facing the exterior of
heavy, expensive due to the form the building.
work costs of the curved members, For the first building, the skew
and unsuitable due to the height moment connection was provided
limitations. Likewise, precast con- by installation of top and bottom
crete was not feasible due to the flange plates on girders. The detail
building's curved shape. And the was modified for the second build-
lift-slab method was rejected due to ing to omit the flange plates and
its complicated erection proce- instead used full-penetration
dures. welds. While this change required
After analYSiS, a steel frame was precision cutting of girdcrs edges
selected as the most economical to thc skew shape with a slope of
method of achieving the desired I,Il to 12, no major construction
crescent shape. The chosen struc- problems were encountered and
tural system provides a lightweight the change resulted in a more sim-
structure, adequate clear spans, ple and economical solution to the
and small members that could meet moment connection. General COn-
the height restrictions. tractor on the project was Suffolk
The collector girders span 27' Construction Co., Inc., Boston.
and 23' in the short direction and Steel fabricator was AISC-mcmber
are 18" deep. A composite floor sys- Canam Steel Corp., eedham, MA.

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tem from Hambro, a division of Steel tubes with an outside di-
AISC-member Canam Steel, was mension of 3In" were used for the
used to span the 15'-17' between K-braced membcrs in order to fit
girders. inside the 4"-thick wall partitions.

Modern 5tL't.'j Con"truchon J Mily 1991 143

 To meet Massachusetts code re-

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quirements for wind and earth-
quake loads, shear connectors were
welded to the top of the steel gird-
ers, enabling the concrete slab to
act as a Ooor diaphragm and trans-
fer the lateral forces to the moment
and braced frames.
Member sizes of the latera l load
reSisting frames were selected to
produce equal deOections and
avoid destabiliZing conditions in
the structure due to application of
lateral forces. These frames also act
as stabilizers for columns with sim-
ple connections that are not in the
moment or braced frame systems.
The governing drift in the short di-
rection is less than H/ SOO 0.7") as
required for similar buildings.
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• A slender steel frame, combined with
expansive sheets of glazing, created a
one-of-a-kind view for this Vail vacation home
ather than create a house to

R be looked at, the architect of

the Tennenbaum Residence
in Vail, 0 , opted for a house that
can be looked throllgh. The extensive
use of glazing created a home that
is nearly transparent and as a result
affords spectacular views of the
surrounding mountains.
"The client wanted a home
where they could view the site and
not feel closed in, especially in the
winter when there's very little
sun," explained Edward iles,
FAIA, of Edward R. iles Archi-
tects, Malibu, CA.
In response to his client's de-
sires, Niles created a series of glass

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boxes cascading down the hillsid .
"It has a skeletal framework that al-
lows sunlight and the view to enter.
But a big box would have been out
of scale. Instead we designed a se-
ries of smaller boxes that knit the
home into the fabric of the hill."
Once the basic design was cre-
ated, steel was the logical choice for
the structural system. "The struc-
ture had to take up the least
amount of space possible," iles
said. "We wanted a structure of
points and lines, not one of planar
surfaces." When the house is
viewed in profile, the steel forms a
series of almost two-dimensional
lines, while when it is viewed in
plan, all that is visible are the termi-
nal points of the stccl members.
Minimal Structure
To minimize the siLe of the fram-
ing, 6" x 6" steel tubes were used for
the columns, according to Stanley
G. Neujahr, P.E., president of eu-
jahr & Gorman, Inc. In addition, the
structure uses moment connections

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instead of a braced frame, which
would have disrupted the open
window space. "We used clip an- A ~tel!l frame was crucial to the s"c:ce~", of the Tt"IIIt'"ba"", rt'S.dl.'uft' ", Vall , CO, J"
gles with weld plates on the top order 10 mnr",,;u tile glazmK, " was ,mporlallt to m"JlUllU ti,e S'U' of tilt' ,'rlll,.-turni
and bottom to take the shear," Neu- {raml1lg.

Modern 51('(.'1 Construcllon I May IQqI 47

 jahr explained . •
Another advantage in using steel
tubes is that roof drains could be
run inside of the tubes. "Because of
the extensive skylights, we needed
a lot of drainage," said Ray Story, a
project administrator with Pierce
Segerberg & Spaeh, a Vail architec-
tural firm that supervised the con-
struction. "We put heated gutters
around the skylights and ran PVC
pipe down the inside of the tubes.
We considered filling the pipe with

"When people care

about workmanship,
there's nothing the
matter with leaving
steel exposed ."

perlite beads to reduce noise, bu t it

turned out to be unnecessary."
Excessive heat gain was con-
trolled partially by man and par- •
tially by nature. The home is situ-
ated on the south side of the valley,
which means it is shaded most of
the time. Also, a Low-E coating was
specified on solar tinted insulated
glass.
W10x22 beams were used on a
9'6" square grid. "The beams are
oversized so we could put a plate
on top," Neuja hr said. The plate
Steel was left exposed 011 the iuside ill supports a hanger for a wood joist
order to give visitors au Imderstaudillg for the flooring. In some areas
about the methodology a1ld COllstructiOIl of where larger rooms were required,
the home. grids were combined to create 19'
spans. In those areas, W12 x 30
beams were used. However, to
keep the total structural depth the
same throughout, instead of weld-
ing a hanger to a plate attached to
the beam, the hanger was welded
directly to the beam. Steel fabrica-
tor was AISC-member Meyers &
Company Architectural Metals, Ba-
salt, CO, and steel erector was Pin-
nacle Steel Erectors, Grand Junc-
tion, CO.
Another reason for using steel
was to aid the construction process. •
"We could bring the steel up the
mountain in small sections," Niles
said. "And it can be erected during

48 / Modern Steel Construction / May 1991

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Most of the steel was left ex-
posed, with drywall partitions ex-
tending only to a beam's top or bot-
tom flange. "When people care
about workmanship, there's noth-
ing the matter with leaving steel ex-
posed," iles said . "Steel can be in-
herently beautiful."
While some people consider ex-
posed steel as too industrial in ap-
pearance, iles prefers to view it as
an intellectual aesthetic. "Leaving
the steel exposed allows you to trail

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struction of the home. It creates an
understanding of how things are
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project extending 210 miles and
connecting Lafayette in the south to
Shreveport in the northwest. Rural
stretches totaling some 190 miles
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derway. State officials anticipale all
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shaft footings carry the north and
south ramp structures.
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The eight-ramp interchange con-
figuration is comprised of four
inner and four outer ramp struc-
tures, with the superstructures
being supported by 410 steel and
concrete curved trapezoidal box
girders. The box girders sit on top
of 92 single-column, architectur-
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pier positioned in the median of the
Inner Loop.
The massive, $900,000 tree pier,
surrounded by four levels of ramps
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the stru ture. HOrizontally curved
trapezoidal box girders and archi-
48"-round drilled shafts, each ca- contractor was T.L. james & Com- tecturally flared piers were used to
pable of supporting 375 tons," ex- pany, Inc., Shreveport, and steel satisfy the horizontal and vertical
plained jack Shortess, P.E., HNTB erector was AlSC-member john F. curvature, structural depth and
project manager. Beasley, Dallas. span length criteria.
The four curved inner-ramp
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The tree pier is uniquely de- four-span and one three-span con- E.,ch core interchange ramp is
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level, multi-directional inner Transversely supporting the longi- tally curved stccl trape70idal box
ramps. It's delta portion elevates tudinal steel box girders at the tree girders. All of the box girders are
the South-to-West and orth-to- pier arc framed-in steel cap beams. single cell trapezoidal shaped. To
East inner ramps 89' and is orthog- "At the core, the longer steel satisfy exacting horizontal curva-
onal to the cantilevered beam ex- spans are uninterrupted by piers:' ture requirements, "none of the
tensions in the midsection of the explained Rudy McLellan, P.E., stccl box span units are identical,"
pier. The beam extensions are posi- H TB principal structural engi- according to Shortl'Ss.
tioned at a 45198 angle to the 1-49 neer for the interchange design. Girder depths, however, are con-
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spero on each lob Even computer novices can
look very smooth."
become productive Immediately
DeSigned and Implemented by fabNcators, Flared Piers
STEEl 2000 IS the result of vears of research and
!levellJ!llTlent by Steel Solutloos Inc In conllNlCtlOO The architecturally nared piers
wtth Steel SeIv1ce Cirlmltloo an qJBrntlooal multi' also are uniq uely designed. "The
plant steel company Call ttx!ay for more detailed shape and configura tion of the
InformatlOO IW hiM! VW' pockage walling for you piers was done fo r aesthetic rea·
sons," McLellan said. "And the
SeNlce Center Mill Orders Estimating face of the piers are rustica ted for
Fabricator Purchase Orders Drawing Cortrol interest." Piers vary in height from
Inventory Multlng Accoontlng 20' to 83' to accommoda te the rise
and fa ll of the ramp un its.
STEEL SOLUTIONS, INC. Attention to detail at the super-
structure-substructure junctures
2260 Flowood Orlva contributes to the overa ll "simple,
P 0 BOl 112B
Jacksoo. MISSISSIIlIlI 39215 I gracefu l appearance of the inter·
601 ' 932-2760 FAX 601 ' 939' 9359 change," McLellan sa id.
The upwa rd slope of the nared
piers and the similar slope on the
box girders visua lly forms a •

A punch smooth )j ne at the top of the pier.

"The upward and inward slope of
the top of the pier was set to meet

by any the downward and inward slope

of the steel box girde r, giving the
appea rance of the superstructure

other name nowing into the substructure,"

Shortess explained.
Moving out from the core of the

just isn't interchange to the transi tion piers,

facia l wa lls are used to mas k the
transition to the concrete box
the same.
The Cleveland Steel Tool Company is th e one
gird er approach spans. Facial walls
ex tend vertica lly fro m the top of
the deltas to camounage the differ-
name you need to know for high performance ence in structural depth of the steel
punches and dies . No o ther co mpany cons/s- and concrete units.
te ntly ships standard in· stock items the same
day o r special shape s and sizes within 48 hours. Future Project
For servke. high quality and low cost,
call The Cleveland Steel Tool Company. The LOOTD also selected archi·
There really is a difference. tecturally nared piers a nd trape-
zoida l box girders to join the 149
and 1·20 highways just north of the
f((.;I THE Inner Loop interchange. The look·
6IJ CLEVELAND STEEL TOOL £Q a li ke structure, located in down·
town Shreveport, is currently
und er construction. Plans call for
approximately 8,000 tons of struc· •
1-800-446-4402 tural steel in the $23 million proj-
ect. []
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AISC has given

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its seal of approval
~o only one business
Insurance program.
The American Institute of Steel Construction has tunity to be eligible for a safety group dividend'
given its seal of approval to the business insurance based on the efficient control of loss s.
program from the CNA Insurance Companies. The With the program's comprehensive approach
reason is our proven ability to respond to the to coverage- plus specialized loss control serv-
specialized insurance needs you have beca use of ices and responsive claims handling - you can be
the specialized nature of the work you do. assured of receiving the best value an association-
Th is business insurance program provides a endorsed program can offer. You can be confident
comprehensive package that can meet virtually all about the stability of your program, too. It's backed
your business insurance needs, including com- by the experience and financial strength of one of
mercial property, commercial liability, commercia l the nation's largest and most respected insurance
auto, workers' compensation and commercial organizations.
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 National Steel Construction Conference
(NSCC)
Washington, DC June 5-7
• Tuesday, June 4
11 :30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Advance Program and Registration

Welcome to Washing ton Tou r

9:1 5 - 10:15 a.m.
Ge neral Sessio n: Troubleshooti" g Struc-
lural 51,,1: BAS IC Offers PracllculSolll'
tioll:)
Friday, June 7
7:30 - 8:15 a.m.
Ex hibi tor Works hops
(optio nal event ) Dr. Reidar Bjorhovde, BASI ,Univer-
sity o r Pittsburgh 8:30 - 9:15 a.m.
8:00 - 11 :00 p.m. Ge neral Sessio n: Sled Constrllct /oll SIj!'t-
Washington After Dark Ie", for l.ow- R;~ Commcrnal mid R('S id"ell -
(optio nal event) tml BlllltlJIIg
10:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. P.O. Thon,a~30n, Swcd i ~ h hl3htutc of
Exhibits Open Steel o nstructioll, toc kho lrn,Sw('(.t en
Sess io n h ighlig hts a s pecial co nstru c·
10:00 a.m . - 3:00 p.m. tion system th at mi nim izes (l oo r· to·
Wednesday, June 5 floo r height.
George Washin gton Slept Here
8:30 - 10:30 a.m. (Spou",", optional event)
Professional Membe r Forum 9:1 5 - 10:00 a.m.
11 :00 a.m. - 12:30 p. m. Ce neral Sessio n: TIl/? Great A lIIfrim ll
9:00 a. m. - noon Technical Seminars PI/rtl/md: Allci""t Shal'e. Modt'''' D('~JS "
Ex perience Capitol Hill 1. Troubhoshoot;IIg Structu ral Steel: t..awrenceC. C rj(fi ~, Walter P. Moo re
& A ssociatC!'!, Il o u ~ t o n
(Spouses o ptio nal event ) BASIC offers Praclical Solul lOIIS
2. Practical £IIgilleer"'8 '" SlIop Fabrica-
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. 11011 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Corcoran Ga llery of Art, Embassy 3. Simple C01//1ectlO1ls III Tubular COII- Exhibits Open
Row & th e ati onal Ca th edral structio"
(Spouses optio nal event ) 11 . ECOllOmicCompariso/l ASD alld 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
LRFD fo r BIIII"IIIlIs A Specia l Tour
12. Sl'Ismic Buildm8 Des,S" Specificatoimi (Spou;c; o ptIo nal event)
1:00 - 1:15 p.m. 13. Relmbillial ioll 0/ Existmg Blllfdmg!i
Welco me and Lntroductio ns

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10:45 a.m - 12:15 p.m.
oon - 1:45 p. m . Techni cal Semin ars
1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch Service Provided
Ge neral Session: T.R. Higgins Lec- 20. Cod,,, & n"lf,
In Exhibit Hall (1, 4,7, 14, a nd 15 repea t)
ture: Buddmg Floor Vibrat,ons
Prof. Tho mas M. Murra y, Virgini a
Po ly tech Institute and State U"niversity 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. oon - 1:45 p.m.
Techn ical Semina rs Lun ch Service Provided
4. Plallt Automation In Exhibit Hall
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. 5. I low 10 eel S"op DrawIII8' Ap
Keynote Address: M ot/m llllg Your prot.'ed- "Time
s laff alld Work Force 6. Ulldeisrable Clauses ill Cmftracts
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Dorman Co nkljn, Princ~al , Employee 14. Rece"t Research RL'S U/ts- I Tech nical Semi nars
Develo pment Services, Jackson,MS 15. Reee"t Research Result!J- II
(2,5,8,11, 12, and 13 repea t)
16. Rt'Ce"t Det'lt'lopments III Ste!.'1 Fabrica-
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. tioll mId M ater ial Selection: f /eet ros las 4:10 - 5:30 p.m.
Ex hibits Open Weldlllg & Weatllerillg Steel Structures Tech nica l Semin ars
No technica l sessio ns are offered at (3,6,9, 16, 17,ltld 18 repea t)
thh lime, giving att end ees an o pportu- 4:10 - 5:30 p.m.
nity to viSIt the IOO-p lus ex hibi t booths. Technical Seminars 8:00 - 11 :00 p.m.
7. EPA-Right to KII.ow Legis/atioll Was hingto n After Dark Tour
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. 5A RA , TIlle III, secllOII 313 (Optional event)
Exh ibitor Worksho ps 8. Adva llces ill We/dlll8 for '''e 51,,1Fair
Specialized sessions introd uci ng the ricatlO" IlIllustry T.B.A.
latest in new prod ucts and techniques 9. Applicalioll of Mulllple s"op Cmllllgs T he Phan tom or the O pera
17. [/I/ lOl.Ia tW1IS m Bridge D('S/.r;:11 (Optio na l Event)
6:30 - 8:00 p .m. 18. Seismic Co/Illeet iOIl De~ /g ll
AlsC Welcome CocklGlI Parly 19. /""OtVl tWI1S ItI Fire Protection
All confere nce attendees alld tlle;r spouses Saturday, June 8
are illvlled 5:30 - 6:15 p.m.
Exhibitor Workshops
OptIOnal Tours:
7:00 - 7:45 p.m. Tour or Bridge Shop (8:00 - 11 :30 a m
Thursday, June 6 and 9:00 ,1m - 12:30 p .m.)

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Receptio n (Cash Bar)
Arl ington eme tery and MI.
8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Verno n (10:00 a. m 4 00 p.m .)
7:45 - 10:00 p.m. A ir and .Space/Am~rica n H istory Mu·
General Session: aui/dmg for fartll- Dinner & Enterta inm en t
qlwke Survival sc um (I.(Xl p.m. - 5.00 p.m.)
api tal Steps and Dancing
Pete r I. Yanev, EQE Engineering, Sa n (Optio nal even t)
Francisco

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NSCC REGISTRATION FORM
Registration Fee: (Please circle appropriate fees) Registration Fees Include all General and Plenary Session s. •
AISC Member Fee: $290 00 (before April 19) workshops. seminars. coffee breaks. luncheons Thursday and Friday.
$33500 (after April 19) the Get-acquainted Cocktail Reception Wednesday evening and a
(Includes AISC ActIVe Associate & Professional Members) printed. bound copy of the Proceedings Exhibitors are entitled to one
Non-Member Fee: $340 00 (before April 19) registration for each 8 ft x 10 ft or 10 ft x 10 ft exhibit space reserved
$38500 (after April 19) "Added Exhibitor" fee IS payable ONLY If In excess of one person
per8ftx 10ft or 10ftx 10ft
Educator Fee: $1 00 00
(Employed full -time at accredited architectural or englneenng Registration Cancellation Policy: Cancellations received before
college or university) May 22. 1991 , 1()()% of pre-paid registration fees Will be refunded .
Student Fee: $7500 aher May 22, 50% Will be refunded (Those cancelling aher May 22
(Letter from faculty advisor or equivalent required) Will recerve their copy of the Conference Proceedings I
Exhibitor. in Booth (no charge)
Added Exhibitor: $7500 Registration for Optional Events Total
Spouse's Fee: $100 00 Event No Tickets Price
*1- Welcome To Washington
Partial Registration Fees (Tues 113Oam) _ @2400 $_-
(You may al so pre-regi ster for one day or half day n- Washington After Dark (Tues 8:00pm) _ @22 00 $_-
Circle your choice below.) *3-- Washington After Dark (Fri. ROOpm ) _ @22 00 $_-
Jl4- A State DIOnerl Capltol Steps
Half Day Sessions: (Lunch not Included) (Thurs 7.45pm) _ @6500 $_-
Wednesday Afternoon $ 5500 *~ Phantom of the Opera (Fri. TBA/pm) _ @6500 $_-
Thursday Morning $ 7000 if6- Tour Bridge Shop (Sat 800am) _No Fee
Th ursday Afternoon $ 7000 117- Tour Bridge Shop (Sat 900am) _No Fee
FnddY M orntng $ 7000 #8- Arlington Cemetery/ Mt Vernon
Friday Afternoon $ 7000 (Sat lO00am) _ @3400 $ __
J9-A,r & Space/ Am encan History
One Day Sessions: Museums (Sat 1 00-500pm) _ @2400 $ __

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Fnday (Includ es Lunch) $160 00 '* B-Corcoran Gallery/National Cathedral
(Wed l00pm) _ @2200 $ __
Exhibit Floor Pass "C-Georg e WashIOgton Slept Here
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Circle room rate requested: Rooms vary In pnce based on location and size of room If rate selected IS not available.
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 National Steel Construction Conference •
Product Exhibitors
American Institute of Kaltenbach/Behringer
Hollow Structural Booth 109
Sections
Booth 2003
K altenbach, the world's largest
manufactu rer of circular cold
saws, announces the addition of

T his non-profit group is com-

mitted to advancing and im-
proving the use of hollow struc-
two models. The all new HDM-
1000 and HDM-14oo structural
saws are designed for use in a "tan-
tural sections/structural steel dem system" with Qur structural
tubing in building, bridge and spe- CNC drill.
cial structure applications. The in- Unique design includes a travel-
stitute offers technical data, semi- ing saw arm and fixed datum fence
nars, and is involved in research to include miter cutting, optifeed,
and development and specifica- and vertical clamp. Popular op-
tions and standards activities. tions include CNC control for 89
Nucor Fastener Among its publications are cutting angles and FABCUT soft-
Booths 2005/2006 "HSS/Structural Steel Tubing-Di- ware package for fabricators.
mensions and Section Properties"
W ith the passage of H.R. 3000,
Congress has mandated
that fasteners must conform to the
and "Column Load Tables."
For more information, contact:
Kaltenbach saws have a wide
range of available options, includ-
ing mitering bases, patented opti-
specifications to which they are Frederick j. Palmer, Director, 929 feed, vertical bundle clamps, length •
represented to be manufactured McLaughlin Run Road, Suite 8, measuring devices and material
and that they have the inspection, Pittsburgh, PA 15017 (412) 221- handling systems.
testing and certification to prove it. 8880. For more information, contact:
Nucor Fastener has been adher- joseph A. Dick, executive vice pres-
ing to these standards since it ident, Kaltenbach, Inc., 6775 In-
opened in 1986. Nucor uses 100% Tnemec Company wood Dr., Columbus, IN 47201
domestically melted and rolled Booth 206 (812) 342-4471.
raw material . All fasteners are
identified with a lot number on
each container that allows trace-
A t this year's National Steel
Construction Conference, the
company will be featuring corro- Steel Solutions
ability to materials, dimensions, sion-resistant primers for steel and
processing and testing. compatible high-performance fin- Booth 3130
For more information, contact:
Nucor Fastener, P.O. Box 6100, St.
ishes for specialized architectural
and industrial use.
Included are zinc-rich primers
S
2000
teel
ing
Solutions
its new
Integrated
will be exhibit-
Release 2.0 of Steel
Managemellt Soft-
joe, IN 46785 (800) 955-6826.
recommended for bolted connec- ware at this year's National Steel
tions that have been tested and Construction Conference.
Included will be enhanced ver-
American Punch rated for slip coefficient and creep,
sions of its popular Estimate and
primers that cure quickly in the
Booth 307 ship for expedient handling, VOC- Fabricator programs. New handling

T he American Punch Co. offers

a wide range of punches, dies
and shear blades for angleline,
compliant aliphatic polyurethanes techniques for Illvelltory tracking
and coatings that cure in cool tem- and Pl/rchasing will be demon-
peratures. Applications include: strated along with the integrated
beamline and portable punches. In structural steel; space frames and Job Cost and Accol/nting modules.
addition, the company offers a vari- trusses; bridges; tanks; pipes; and A new Steel Service Cellter pro-
ety of shear blades, coupling nuts equipment. gram also will be released at the
and punch stems. For more information, contact: Conference.
For more information, contact: Tnemec Co., Inc., 6800 Corporate For more information, contact: •
The American Punch Co., 685 S. Dr., Kansas City, MO 64120-1372 Steel Solutions, Inc., P.O. Box 1128,
Green Road, Cleveland, OH 44121 (816) 483-3400. jackson, MS 39215 (601) 932-2760.
(800) 243-1492.

60 I Modern Steel Construction I May 1991

,l:l
·0
D

•S Structural Software
Company
Booth 103-105
tructural Software Co. will be
demonstrating several pro-
grams at this year's ational Steel
A
Pangborn
Corporation
Booth 501B
t this year's a-
tional Steel
Construction Confer-
Construction Conference, includ- ence, Pangborn will
ing: Estimating; FabriCAD 11; Mate- feature various blast
rial Allocation; and Order Entry. The cleaning systems for
Estimating program prices all of descaling plate.
the items that go into a job, from rolled shapes, weld-
mill to warehouse. FabriCAD D is a ments and fabrica-
detailing program that emphasizes tions, for both pre-
speed and accuracy. The Materials and post-blast descal-
Allocation program has modules ing. Scale models and
for: inventory control; production visual aids will be
control; and purchase orders. And used to depict a wide variety of blast cleaning systems used III surface
the Order Entry program is de- preparation of materials for burning, welding and applicall ns of coat-
signed to help a fabricator develop ings.
a quick quote for a client on the For more information, contact: Pangborn Corp., P.O. Box 380, Hagers-
phone or over the counter. town, MD 21741-0380 (301) 739-3500.
For more information, contact:
Structural Software Co., 5012 Plan-
tation Road, P.O. Box 19220. Arkansas Steel Insco Saw Division
Roanoke, VA 24019 (BOO) 776-9118. ProceSSing, Inc. Booth 6070
Booth 204 I nsco's display at the ational
Steel onstruction onferenee

•P T his newly fornled company

Peddinghaus offers services to steel fabrica- will feature segmental saw blades,
bandsaw blades and I AS-a com-
Corporation tors including: drill and cope; cam-
puter program for th· structural
Booth 707C bering; cutting to length; tee split-
steel industry. I A selects the
eddinghaus has introduced the ting; storage; and trans-shipping of
proper blade, correct feeds and
Fabriline 2000 Model BPL wide-flange beams. The firm's
speeds to maximi,e beam cutting
1000/5 is an innovative machine plant will be located in Armorel,
AR. effiCiency. The company's segmen-
for automatically punching steel tal saw blades range in diameter
For more information, contact:
sections. It features a patented from 10" to 108" and the handsaws
flange press configuration that Bob Bronson, Arkansas Steel Pro-
are offered III three types of bl-me-
punches opposing flange holes si- cessing, 17W697 Butterfield Road,
Oak Brook Terrace, IL 60181 (708) tallie bandsaw material to provide
multaneously and automatic mech- a durable yet relatively low-cost
anisms to adjust the die height of 495-8600.
tool.
the web pres . For morc information, contact:
Also newly introduced is a ma- Insco Saw Division. 320 [nterna-
chine with the capability of punch- Ridge Erection tional ircle, Summerville, SC
ing up to three different hole diam- Booth 615 29483 (803) 873-7850.
eters through I V4"-thick material
using a 154 ton hydraulic punch.
Also, the machine has plasma cutt-
I n addition to its erection service,
the company operates a decking
service and a crane rental and rig-
NEA
ing for cut-to-Iength shapes. This ging company with a fleet of Booth 3023
unique combination affords the
user the capability of quick ma-
cranes ranging from 9 tons to 140
tons with up to 300' of boom. The
company's projects have ranged
T
and
he EA promotes innovahve
labor-management programs
provides members with an
chine setup as well as enhanced
production capabilities iwth little from big-City high-rises to rural opportunity to exchange informa-
changeover time. bridges. tion and develop relationships
For more information, contact: For more information, contact: with their peers. Publications in-
Ridge Erection Co., 6015 W. 56th clude: NEA Notes; t Beam, Labor

•
John J. Holland. vice president,
system sales, Peddinghaus Corp., Ave., Arvada, CO 80002 (303) 422- Update; and Safffy Spotlight .
300 orth Washington Ave .• Brad- 0578. For more informah n. contact:
ley, IL 60915 (815) 937-3BOO. oel . Borck, exec. vice president;
1501 Lee Ilighway. SUIte 202, Ar-
lington, VA 22209 (703) 524-3336.

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 NSCC Product Exhibitors

T
TradeARBED, Inc.
Both 207
he company is best known for
its standard and "Tailor-
Made" wide-flange beams up to
T
ITW Buildex
Booth 514
he Autotraxx ICH Deck Fas-
tening System is used to attach
steel deck in a stitch or structural
•
44" in depth and with foot-weights steel application. The system has
up to 920 Ibs. per ft. two components: a stand-up tool
Recently introduced products that includes a screwgun, special
are the standard and "Tailor- fastener guidance system, depth
Made" HISTAR shapes. These sensitive nosepiece and unjque
High Strength, Low Alloy steel sec- Welded Tube Co. drive socket; and Traxx fasteners
tions have a yield strength of SO, 65 Booth 2002 with an ICH (Internal Cone Head)
or 70 ksi and are prod uced by the design.
revolutionary Quenching and Self-
Tempering process that results in a
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norganic Coatings offers a wide plillg nuts; masonry anchors; A325 Booths 300/302/304/306
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tural steel industry, including IC A307 A & B; A36; A588; 4140-B7; est member in its software fa mily,
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combination of high-ratio liquid stainless steels. the compa ny's innovati ve softwa re
glass and pure zinc that chemica lly For more information, contact: and hard wa re products fo r steel
bonds to the steel and sea ls off to Haydon Bolts, Inc., Adam Ave. & fabrica tion at the Na tional Steel
become a permanent barrier to Unity St., Philadelphia, PA 19124- Construction Conference. This soft-
moisture, oxygen, deicing sa lts and 3196 (215) 537-8700. ware fa mily makes up the S05/ 2
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sign; DesignLl NK; Estimating; De-
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Booth 2011 is
L
Ohr offers a wide range of do- these modules can be installed as a
mestic bolts. The prod uct line stand alone package or integrated
mill certi fied, fully assembled with one or more of the other mod-
The company offers: plain or and tested, and of the highest q ual- ules to provid e nu merous ad van-
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merican-made Rapid Tension
structural bolts from Nss In-
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been selected as ~s sole repre-
he NISD offers its members a
sentative. For the ~ in Bridge
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Booth 1010 meetings in all parts of the U.s. The
Institute has 11 chapters in 28
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OPTI-MATE will be showing two new
products at the National Steel Con-
states.
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(215) 867-40n struction Conference. Idealarc SP-
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N.E., Atlanta, CA 30329 (404) 634-

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AT LAST use, quality and dependability of
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OVER 75 DIFFERENT PARAt.4ETRIC
Cored Arc Welding) process and Booth 2004
USP PROGRAt.4S FOR t.4AKING
STEEl. SHOP DRA'MNGS USING I the MIC (CMAW Cas Metal Arc
Welding) process. Idealarc SP-25O V almont Tulsa offers tubular
sections manufactured to
AUTOCAD RELEASE 10 OR 11. is a complete semiautomatic con- meet an engineer's or fabricator's
ANCH. BOLT AND ERECll0N PLANS stant voltage DC arc welding ma- specific shape and size require-
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BRACING PLATES I based controller. squares, rr -'. ngles, and tapered
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Booth 4070
STEEL DETAILING PROGRAt.4S
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S teelcad offers a fabricating pro-
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The program increases drawing
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For more information, contact: detailing.
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For more information, contact:
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COt.4E SEE US AT BOOTH 1013 AT 32801 (800) 456-7875.
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BEAM DETAILS In minutes

•S CONXPRT
Booth T.B.A.
teel Connection Design Soft-
ware (CO XPRT) is a knowl-
edge-based PC software system for
using "BEAMS & COLUMNS "
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the design of steel building con-
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nections arc availabel in Version
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end-plates; and single-plate shear
connections. Attendees a t the Na- [
tional Steel Construction Confer- ; .,
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ence will be able to view a hands-
on demonstration of the software. • , ~
For more information, contact:
AISC Software, One East Wacker
Dr., Suite 3100, Chicago, lL 60601- • OTHER PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR
DETAtLING
2001 (312) 670-2400.
BEAMS. (,OlJ II.VS, STAIRS.
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Booth T.B.A. CAU NOW'
For InJbrmotum about YCv\ng tUM

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package is based on and in-
cludes the new AISC Desigll of Steel
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Openillgs.
written byThe program,
practicing which was
engineers, is r
designed to enable engineers to TRY IT FREE FOR FOUR MONTHS
quickly and economically design
beam web openings. The easy-to- THE MDX AASHTO COMPOSITE STEEL
use color-coded input windows
provide a clear, logi al data entry BRIDGE GIRDER DESIGN PROGRAM
system. Attendees at the SCC
will be able to view a hands-on Thl. I. not" demo, but tho samo program being usod undor
demonstration of the program. Uconso by somo 01 tho largost ENR Top 500 Firms.
For more information, contact: Uso tho program lor lour months undor no obligallon, thon
AISC Software, One East Wacker oilhor onlor a liconso agroomont or simply rOlurn Iho program
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 Advertisers' Index
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American Punch Co .... ... .......... ..... .. ... ...... .... .. ............ 27
Arkansas Steel Processing, Inc............... .. .... .... .. ....... 33
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Research Engineers Ine ..................... .. .... .. .... ...... .. ..... .36
Richards and Conover ................................. .. .......... ... 22
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B Rojess Machinery Co ................. .... .. .... .. ..................... 62
BOS Technica l Services .................... .......................... 26
Bouras, Nicolas J ........... .... ...... .......... .. ..... ..... .. .. Cover n
Bridges tone, Inc... ....... .......... ............ ........... ................ 52 S
Bris tol Machine Co . .................................................... 53 SSDCP .... ............ ................................................. ....... ... 64
SI. Louis Screw & Bolt ................................................ 20
Steel Deck Institute .......... .. ......... .. ............................... 32
C Steel Solutions .. .... .. .... .. ... ...... .... .. ..... ..... ....................... 54
CNA Ins urance ................. .. .. ............. .... .. ........ ...... ...... 56
Steelcad International ...........................................21, 38
~~~;;r;.t~:~~i::: :::::::: :::::::::::::::::::: : :::::::::::::::::::::: 1 ~ Structura l Analysis, Inc. .............. .. .... .... .... ................. 27
Structura l Software ................................... .... .. .............. 3
C leveland Steel Tool Co ............................................. 54
Computers & Structures ..... ..... ..... .. ... .. ... .. ..... Cover IV
Computer De tailing Corp . ........... .. ... .. ... .. ................. 65 T
Tnemec ..... .. ... .. .... .. ... .. .... ........... .................................... 23
Tondelli Engi neering .................................... .. ......... ...26
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Design Data ..... .... ... .... ..... ............................................ 44
TradeARBED, Inc. ....................................................... ..5
J&M Turner Inc. ........... .. .... ..... ............................ ..... ... .55
Dogwood Technologies .......................... ................... 29

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UNR-Leavitt .............................. ..... .. .... ........................ 24
EPIC Meta Is .. .... ..... .. ......... ...... .... .. .... .. .... ..... .. .. Cover IrI
USS Plate & Structural Produets ............................... 45

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Eeom Associa tes [ne . ..... .. ... ....... ..................... ............ 62

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Valmont Indus tries ....................................... .. ..... . 12-13
E.G. Heller's Son" Inc.............................. .... .. ............. 63
Vulcraft .......................................... .. .............. ......... 34-35

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Inorga nic Coatings, Inc. ............................................. 50
W A Whitney .......... .. ...... .............................. .. .... .. ......... 9
Insco Saw Divisio n ............................................ .. ....... 28

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Janey Engineering .. .. .... ..... ..... .. ........ ...... ........... .......... 40

For advertising information, contact:

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The Lincoln Electric Co ............. .. .................. .. .... ...... . 10
Eric K. N ieman
Pattis /3M
M 7161 North Cicero
MDX .... ... ......... ...... ..... ...... ....... ............... ....................... 65
Metal-M izer .............................. ..... .. ... ......................... 39 Lincolnwood, IL 60646
Mountain Enterprises ........ ..... .................... .. .... ..... ..... 40 (708) 679-11 00
FAX (708) 679-5926
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NSS Indus tries ............................................................. 41
For advertising information in OK, NE, KS, SO, NO,
MN, CA, MT, WY, CO, NM, AZ, UT, 10, WA, OR, HI,
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Omnitech ........... ..... .. .... ................................................ 62
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Platt Bro thers .. .. .... ..... ..................... ............................. 14
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