Category: Tolerances


I have frequently lectured and written about structural steel bending for architects, engineers and structural steel fabricators as well as for undergraduate and graduate school engineering students. In the dialogue that followed the presentations, I have been asked a number Read more…


Mock-ups involving structural steel bending and steel plate rolling can ensure that the resulting structure will meet everyone’s expectations. Particularly because curved steel is so often incorporated in exquisite architecture, the demands placed on companies that specialize in bending and Read more…


The American Institute for Steel Construction (AISC) specifies the standards for steel construction in its Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges (COSP).  The COSP defines the “the trade practices that shall govern the fabrication and erection of Read more…

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