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Welding Steel Deck: Best Practices, Challenges, and Industry Trends
Steel deck supports the structures we rely on every day — from schools and offices to bridges and factories — thanks to its strength, fire resistance, and resilience. Often, those benefits rely on proper welding, a traditional and often used method of attachment. However, labor constraints and cost pressures can ...
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Ken Charles Honored with AISC Lifetime Achievement Award
Steel Deck Institute Managing Director J. Kenneth Charles was recognized with the prestigious American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Lifetime Achievement Award on April 2 at NASCC: The Steel Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Ken was honored for “advancing the use of steel, working tirelessly to provide education and guidance to ...
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The Evolution of Composite Floor Deck
Modern composite deck flooring is an innovative product that owes its development to the iterations of previous products, stretching back before World War II and continuing through today. From those early roots to the present, steel deck flooring has been a proven industry leader in structural strength, quality, value, and ...
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