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Are you planning to attend NASCC: The Steel Conference, April 12 - 14, 2023 in Charlotte, NC? If so, make plans to stop by Booth 1519 to meet with..

Bentley Systems recently announced the acquisition of ADINA R&D, Inc., developer of finite element analysis software applications. The addition of..

Allen Adams serves as Distinguished Engineer at Bentley Systems. At the 2022 NASCC Steel Conference, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award. This..

In mylast post, I discussed the modeling requirements for semirigid diaphragms. When modeling with a semirigid diaphragm, it is necessary to..

In myprevious postI discussed conditions that require consideration of diaphragms as semirigid. In this article I will discuss what is involved in..

Inprevious articlesI discussed both Flexible Diaphragms and Rigid Diaphragms. Historically diaphragms have been considered as one of these two..

This is the fifth in a series of articles on diaphragms. In the previous article I discussed theclassification of Rigid diaphragms. The rigid..

In my previous post I listed and briefly described the threetypes of diaphragmsreferenced in the building codes; they include:

In my previous post I included a briefhistory of the consideration of diaphragmsin hand calculations and analysis programs. Knowing this history..

Over the last several years we have seen a steady evolution in how diaphragms are considered in analysis programs.