Bridge Authority
Rob Connor has helped make Purdue University a leader in steel bridge research and has helped build the university's S-BRITE center into a nationally known bridge inspection and testing training center.
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Explore "steel construction" with insightful episodes like "Bridge Authority", "Connecting the Dots", "Service to Steel", "Multidimensional" and "The Camera Eye" from podcasts like ""Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes", "Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes", "Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes", "Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes" and "Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes"" and more!
Episodes (41)
Connecting the Dots
"Steel Matchmaker" John Schuepbach links people from all corners of the North American structural steel industry, especially equipment buyers and sellers. His lengthy list of contacts has also helped make him a valued fabricator consultant.
Service to Steel
Longtime AISC volunteer Steven J. Fenves has helped propel the steel industry forward for more than half a century. He joins the podcast to discuss his background, his work on the AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, and more.
Multidimensional
Georgia Tech professor and bridge expert Ryan Sherman has focused his recent research on 3D printing and its potential impact on steel construction.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes
en-usNovember 20, 2023
The Camera Eye
Architecture professor and 2023 AISC Lifetime Achievement Award winner Terri Meyer Boake became a respected voice on architecturally exposed structural steel due in no small part to her photography skills.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes
en-usOctober 20, 2023
Learning to Lead
Ruby+Associates' president and CEO Tricia Ruby didn't expect to work for the firm her father started. But now she runs it, complementing its engineering expertise with her business and leadership know-how.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes
en-usAugust 20, 2023
Quality Time
Quality assurance expert Cliff Schwinger has spent a career helping designers and detailers improve their designs and view mistakes as learning experiences.
Rebuilding a Business
Nearly two decades ago, David Zalesne left a successful legal career in Philadelphia to revive a steel fabrication shop in South Carolina--and he's never looked back.
Living by the Code
Extensive work with building codes as they relate to steel construction has been a defining characteristic of Robert Wills' award-winning career.
Covering the Super Bowl(s)
Mark Waggoner's experience designing long-span steel roofs has led to his working on multiple massive stadiums, including several that have hosted the Super Bowl in recent years.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes
en-usApril 20, 2023
Conveying Cambering Considerations
An expert on steel design, fabrication, and erection with a half-century-plus of experience, former LeJeune Steel president Larry Kloiber shares his thoughts on his life in the industry, particularly his work with cambering steel.
Design Leader
After three decades of building portfolios for different structural engineering companies, Helen Torres decided to start building a portfolio for a new firm--one that bears her name.
Steel Saga
Larry Kruth has dedicated the majority of his life to the structural steel industry as a practicing engineer, a fabricator, a safety expert, an instructor, a committee volunteer, and an AISC vice president. And even though he recently retired (for the second time), his work with the industry will continue.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes
en-usFebruary 01, 2023
Lifelong Learner and Teacher
Chris Raebel's life thus far has been a fruitful and varied journey, all without having to stray from the city he loves--Milwaukee--for too long.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes
en-usJanuary 01, 2023
Unconventional Wisdom
Ron Klemencic's habit of questioning the answers has led him to play an integral role in developing the revolutionary SpeedCore high-rise core wall system.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes
en-usDecember 01, 2022
Reimagined Rig
One of this year's Steel Design Student Competition winners and his faculty advisor discuss the iterative process of transforming a decommissioned offshore oil rig into a cultural center.
Half a Century in Steel
Grady Harvell has been a driving force in Arkansas' steel industry, as well as in bringing a structural research lab to the state's flagship university.
Engineer, Pioneer
Remember when computers weren't ubiquitous in engineering offices? Allen Adams does. And it led him to help create design software with the ultimate goal of letting engineers be engineers.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes
en-usSeptember 01, 2022
The Sky's the Limit
This year's Forge Prize winners discuss their Common Sky concept, which has the potential to take urban housing projects to new heights, both figuratively and literally.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes
en-usAugust 01, 2022
Master of Metal
Rae Ripple's life tree has branched off many times. And it's taken her to exactly where she wants to be.