Beam Over Column: Who is Bracing Who?

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This presentation will illustrate the instabilities which can exist in beam over column connection assemblies and unframed beam ends.  These connection assemblies are commonly used in one-story structures such as warehouses, industrial facilities, and commercial structures.  These assemblies are used because of the economy of their structural systems, but they do require particular attention to bracing for stability.  This webinar will explore these stability requirements via practical examples, previous published sources, and the presenters’ personal experiences in evaluating failures of these connections. The three categories of compression forces that require stabilization at these connection assemblies are identified. Current code provisions will be summarized with conceptual methods provided on how to provide appropriate stability at these connections.  

Date:  8/27/2026

Time:  12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Central

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    Speakers


    		 Craig Quadrato, PE, PhD is an Associate Principal and Unit Manager for Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE) in San Antonio Texas. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy (USMA) in 1991, M.S. degrees in Engineering Management from University of Missouri Science and Technology in 1996, Structural Engineering and Construction Engineering Management from Stanford University in 2001, and a Ph.D. degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010. Craig was an active-duty military engineer officer for 26 years including serving as a construction engineer officer in Afghanistan for two tours and nine years as a member of the USMA faculty. He taught courses in basic mechanics, structural steel and wood design, and structural system design. He has conducted extensive research in the area of structural stability for plate girder bridges and published numerous papers and given many presentations on the topic. In his current position with WJE, he manages the San Antonio office and has conducted numerous structural assessments, investigations, and evaluations for existing structures in Austin, San Antonio, and the surrounding areas. He is an active member of the American Institute of Steel Construction where he currently serves as the Past Chair of the Structural Stability Research Council (SSRC). Craig also serves as the American Society of Civil Engineers University of Texas at San Antonio Student Chapter.
       Conrad Paulson, SE, PE, is a Principal at WJE, where he has been employed for more than 40 years, and is nationally recognized in the field of structural engineering for historical buildings, having won awards from APT International for his writings on historical ferrous structural metals. His experience also extends to structural failure investigation, post-earthquake reconnaissance, seismic structural evaluation, and structural laboratory testing. Collapses of roofs using beam-over-column assemblies are among the structural failures he has investigated. His work with historical structural metals includes obsolete and pre-standardized structural steel, historical structural wrought iron, and historical structural gray cast iron. Mr. Paulson received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and his M.S.E. degree from the University of Texas, Austin. Mr. Paulson is a voting member of the AISC Committee on Specifications (COS), the Chair of AISC Task Committee 7 on Evaluation and Repair, a member of AISC Task Committee 8 on Fire Engineering, and a former member of ACI 318 Subcommittee B on Reinforcement and Anchorage.
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