CISC Weekly Bulletin | July 6, 2020

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Message From the Chair!

A majestic ivory tower, dominating the skyline of a great metropolis with hundreds of people working in elegance developing and designing steel stuff. This is what I imagined the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction was thirty years ago, when I started an apprenticeship as a steel draftsman. Now I understand the institute is much more magnificent. Not confined to a single building, but a nationwide membership, with thousands of people that even reach beyond the borders of Canada.

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Calculate Torsion Deformation and Stress with These Equations

CISC Engineering Manager, Michael Samuels P.Eng., shares insight and provides equations for Hollow Tube Sections.

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Helmets to Hardhats

H2H connects registered participants with apprenticeships and employment opportunities in Canada's building trades.

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Samuel De Champlain Bridge Celebrates Its First Anniversary

Thanks to its innovative design and high-quality construction, the Samuel De Champlain Bridge has become one of the greatest successes among key infrastructure projects in Quebec and all of Canada.

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Health Check-In Apps Seen as Key Way to Limit Viral Outbreaks on Jobsites

The cloud-based system is designed specifically with mid-sized contractors in mind, and does not require any existing worker database or creation of user accounts.

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Economic Value

Steel products can add longevity and reduce costs when compared to other construction materials, providing builders with value for their bottom lines.

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Your Reference to the Design of Composite, Continuous Multi-span, Steel Bridges Following a Straight Roadway Alignment

Straight Steel Girder Bridges illustrates the design of composite, continuous multi-span steel bridges following a straight roadway alignment. Detailed examples include a 3-span plate girder bridge and a 2-span box girder bridge.

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Founded in 1978, Sperling Industries Ltd. began as a small welding shop in Sperling, Manitoba, Canada, which is about thirty miles (50km) southwest of Winnipeg. Three brothers, Russell, Jeff and David Nicolajsen had been working in construction for many years and decided to start their own company to focus more on the local market.

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