THE PARTNERSHIPS WE BUILD ARE STRONGER THAN STEEL
Q3 2015


Getting to know SidePlate  
 
New tools are available to give an understanding of how SidePlate works with you on projects
 
Our YouTube channel has some short field videos and testimonials from clients:   SidePlate on YouTube  

For designers, there are some FAQs here:   Tech Tips 

We've also created some short PPTs on how we work:  
SidePlate for engineers 

Other videos or info you'd like to see?   Contact your local office directly or let us know at [email protected]
IN THIS ISSUE
CASE STUDY:  RECENT LARGE SIDEPLATE PROJECT IN A NON-SEISMIC REGION IS A HUGE SUCCESS
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AMBULATORY CARE CENTER
Minneapolis, MN

Notable features:   
--IBC seismic provisions are deleted from the State of MN Building Code
--largest field-bolted SidePlate project to date & the first in the upper Midwest
--challenging tall first story and bad soils, tough for moment frames
--speed-to-market favored steel over concrete

Size: 5-story, 340,000 sq ft
Architect:  CannonDesign/Studio Five Architects
Structural Engineer: CannonDesign
Fabricator:  LeJeune Steel Co./Wisconsin Structural Steel
Erector: Danny's Construction
Contractor: McGough 

Click the picture above to watch 270,000 sq ft of building steel go up in less than 6 weeks (average of ~9,500 sq ft per day). 

DID YOU KNOW?
This year's Steel Day will officially be held on Sep 25, 2015  

Steel Day is the annual celebration of the structural steel industry hosted by AISC. Although still called "Steel Day", events now stretch over several days during that week, including shop tours of fabricators and service centers, interesting job site tours, and webinars.  See your options at the Steel Day website:   http://steeldayevents.aisc.org

SidePlate Steel Day events:
  • Fabricator shop tour at AMFAB Steel, NM:  9/23/15 at 11am Mountain (details)
  • SidePlate modeling in RAM software:  9/24/15 at 12pm Central (webinar or in-person
  • SidePlate modeling in RAM software:  9/24/15 at 2pm Central (webinar or in-person)
  • Project site tour at UHS Henderson project, NV:  9/25/15 at 12pm Pacific (details)
  • Project tour at Wash U/BJC Med Center, MO:  9/25/15 at 7am Central (details)  
  • Project site tour at Orange Regional Med Ctr, NY:  9/25/15 at 12:30pm Eastern (details)
WHERE ELSE TO FIND SIDEPLATE

In addition to the Steel Day events above, we'll be at these upcoming events in person:
 
Lincoln, NE, Sep 16-18:  SDS/2 Users Group Conference  website>>
Columbus, OH, Sep 17-18:   SEAoO Annual Conference  website>>
Las Vegas, NV, Oct 1-2:  NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit website>>
Charlotte, NC, Oct 15-16:  SEA of NC State Conference
website>>
Atlanta, GA, Oct 21:   SEAOG Structural Steel Seminar   website>>
Rancho Mirage, CA, Oct 21-23:   AGC of CA Annual Conference   website>>
Houston, TX, Oct 22-23: SEAoT State Conference website>>
Helena, MT, Nov 4-5:   2015 Joint Engineering Conference   website>>
Chicago, IL, Nov 9-12:   FABTECH   website>>
Nashville, TN, Nov 12-13:   TNSEA Annual State Convention  
San Francisco, CA, Dec 10-12:   ATC & SEI Conference on Seismic Performance   website>>

Upcoming webinars:    

For a complete listing of upcoming webinars, visit our website at  www.SidePlate.com

Other contacts:   www.sideplate.com/contact.php

Our Q2 Newsletter can be found here:   SidePlate Q2 2015 Newsletter