SSSBA organized a modular steel-bridge task group to explore the possibilities. The group, made up of more than 30 partners from the steel industry, academia, government organizations and bridge ...

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Although the initial shock of this year’s historic spike in steel prices is starting to ease somewhat, contractors, transportation departments and fabricators expect to contend with its re- ...

Today, fabrication has moved toward a rigid, data-driven workflow where the digital model dictates every move on the floor. When producing steel components for high-performance mechanical systems, ...

A butt weld, the most common type of joint used in the fabrication of structures and piping systems, is a weld between two pieces of metal butted together with the abutted ends shortened and thickened ...

SHEFFIELD — About 80 apprentices from Iron Workers Local 477 are completing the fabrication of a nearly 100-foot steel bridge that will be placed across Spring Creek later this year.