{"id":7528,"date":"2015-03-10T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=7528"},"modified":"2016-12-19T15:30:34","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T20:30:34","slug":"four-research-proposals-chosen-for-aisi-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/four-research-proposals-chosen-for-aisi-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Four research proposals chosen for AISI program"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7529\" style=\"width: 826px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/AISI-crop1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7529 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/AISI-crop1.jpg\" alt=\"AISI crop1\" width=\"826\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/AISI-crop1.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/AISI-crop1-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/AISI-crop1-624x189.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Standards Council selected four research proposals for its Small Project Fellowship Program. Pictured from left to right are the professors leading the winning projects: Thomas Sputo from University of Florida, Michael Seek from Old Dominion University, Cheng Yu from University of North Texas, and Benjamin Schafer from Johns Hopkins University. <strong>Photos courtesy AISI<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Standards Council has selected four research proposals for its Small Project Fellowship Program.<\/p>\n<p>Launched last year, the program identifies and provides funding for research projects that will make an impact on the reliability, performance, and cost-effectiveness of cold-formed steel (CFS) framing products. AISI\u2019s standards development committees, industry stakeholders, academics, and students collaborate on short-term, highly focused, and mutually beneficial projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe research that was conducted last year will generate significant results in terms of advancing our knowledge and establishing improved design methods for a variety of CFS applications,\u201d said Jay Larson, managing director of AISI\u2019s Construction Technical Program.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s winning research proposals include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cTranverse Fillet Weld for Steels Greater Than 0.10 Inches,\u201d by Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland), whose objective is to eliminate discontinuity in the equations and reduce conservatism in the strength calculation;<\/li>\n<li>\u201cArc Spot Welds\u2014Update of Provision,\u201d by University of Florida (Gainsville), whose objective is to extend the range of total thickness beyond 3.8 mm (0.15 in.) and enable more cost-effective construction;<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAdvancing Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Cold-formed Steel Structures,\u201d by University of North Texas (Denton), whose objective is to improve BIM capabilities for these structural materials; and<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDetermination of Effective Standoff of Purlin-to-Sheathing Connections,\u201d by Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia), whose objective is to develop a better understanding of the impact of the effective standoff of sheathing in providing lateral support to purlins and girts with one flange attached to the sheathing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Standards Council has selected four research proposals for its Small Project Fellowship Program. 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