Flash Steel Conference 2025 - Track: Innovations and Research
Speakers: Ryan Sherman, Matthew Yarnold, and Benjamin Schafer
The Flash Steel Conference takes the compelling, must-have info you expect from AISC’s conferences and packages it into an efficient set of 20 half-hour-long sessions that fit perfectly into your busy life. You will hear from many industry experts on topics such as connections, innovations, and existing buildings!
Session |
Description |
Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| I1: Additive Manufacturing for Structural Steel Applications |
Advances in large-format metallic additive manufacturing (AM) have demonstrated that wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is an ideal candidate for large-scale civil engineering structures, such as buildings and bridges. This presentation will provide a brief background of large-format metallic AM technology, describe the results from extensive material characterization tests (tensile, impact, and fatigue) of as-fabricated AM material, and highlight the AISC AM Pedestrian Bridge demonstration project. The findings demonstrate that AM material has favorable properties for use in structural engineering applications. |
Ryan Sherman |
| I2: FastFloor R - Modular Floor System |
FastFloor is a family of new non-proprietary modular steel floor systems that are quick to erect. This session will highlight the results of work completed to date on FastFloor R - a new floor system combining steel deck and cementitious panels intended for short to moderate spans. The talk will highlight structural and non-structural performance, including work on floor vibrations, as well as summarize ongoing efforts to develop and propagate the system into practice. |
Benjamin Schafer |
| I3: Design of Shallow-Depth Floor Systems with Asymmetric Steel I-Beams |
Shallow-depth composite floor systems offer improved speed and efficiency by using asymmetric steel sections. This session presents a design methodology for such systems using asymmetric I-beams, supporting precast panels or deep metal decking on the top of the bottom flange. The design utilizes partial composite action, which is supported by an experimental testing program. Key test phases and results will be summarized, and practical design aids will be provided for future implementation. |
Matthew Yarnold |