CSD News
Our superior structural engineering services are built on over 50 years of expertise in a wide variety of disciplines. The knowledge and experience of CSD continue to position us as leaders in our industry. The articles published to our newsfeed highlight the work of the CSD team and our continuous improvement as structural engineering professionals.
CSD Honored with Precast Design Award
Our work as Precast Specialty Engineer on the Hamel Music Center at Mead Whitter School of Music has been awarded Best Theater Building in the 2022 PCI Design Awards. Emulating a folding curtain, the 152 precast panels eliminate outside noise and vibration for the...
Remembering Gary Householder
It is with heavy hearts that we remember Gary Householder, who succumbed to his battle with cancer on Friday, October 14th 2022. There are no words to express our feeling of loss for our colleague, partner, and friend. Gary’s career at CSD spanned from 1980 to 2021....
Texas-Sized Steel
https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/display_article.php?id=4175848&view=731458With their article in the new issue of Modern Steel Construction, CSD's George Batcha and Mike Kempfert discuss the unprecedented engineering challenge presented by the new Steel Dynamics, Inc sheet mill in Texas. Learn more in the January 2022 issue of Modern Steel...
Designing with Vulcraft Steel Joists, Joist Girders, and Steel Deck
CSD's Jim Fisher and Jules Van de Pas P.E.,S.E. have written Designing with Vulcraft Steel Joists, Joist Girders, and Steel Deck with our great industry partners Vulcraft Verco - Division of Nucor Corp. Follow the link to learn more, including a downloadable lecture...
CSD's Jim LaBelle has written a 2-part article "Test-Based Available Strengths for Aluminum Structures" for STRUCTURE Magazine. Part 1 summarizes two methods of determining available strengths from testing of aluminum structures, presents equations, and includes...
Challenges for Designers of Crane-Supporting Steel Structures
https://www.aisc.org/education/continuingeducation/live-webinars/challenges-for-designers-of-crane-supporting-steel-structures/Challenges-for-Designers-of-Crane-Supporting-Steel-Structures/CSD's Scott Thompson will present "Challenges for Designers of Crane-Supporting Steel Structures" for AISC on November 10th. This live webinar will review the unique considerations related to the design of crane-supporting steel structures. Click here to register
CSD Provides Connection Design in Partnership on Manhattan Highrise
https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=7946&i=719968&p=40&ver=html5The 66 Hudson Boulevard project involved a unique partnership in which CSD provided delegated structural steel connection design working directly with WSP as structural engineer of record. This type of partnership is less common in the industry today but provides...
The American Institute of Steel Construction Flash Steel Conference will feature Mike Kempfert with a presentation on Drawing Details: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Revisited on October 26th and Roundtable on Connections on October 28th. Sign up today:...
Overcoming Industrial Building Challenges Through Collaboration
https://www.csd-eng.com/author/gbatcha/George Batcha is featured in this Steel Joist Institute article that highlights the importance of close collaboration and detailed design drawings on a highly complex project....
Drawing Details: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Mike Kempfert will present a live webinar to review examples of drawing details for clarity and simplification, identify issues such as load path, and explore potential corrections to bad details.