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The Steel Network, Inc.

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The Steel Network, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryCold-formed steel Manufacturing
FoundedWilmington, Delaware (1998)
HeadquartersDurham, North Carolina, USA
Key people
Edward di Girolamo, President & CEO
ProductsVertiClip
DriftClip
JamStud
SigmaStud
Number of employees
~100 (2021).[1]
Websitehttps://steelnetwork.com/

The Steel Network, Inc, aka TSN is a United States–based company headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, that manufactures light steel framing (cold-formed steel) building components for commercial and residential construction. TSN is the parent company of Applied Science International.

History

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Formed in 1998, The Steel Network was the original developer of Applied Science International's SteelSmart System software. TSN transitioned into manufacturing soon after with the development of the first cold-formed steel connectors for Vertical deflection conditions in commercial light steel framing. Since then, TSN has created cold-formed steel solutions for mechanical bridging,[2] non-loadbearing wall,[3] moment resisting walls,[4] deep leg track,[5] built-up posts,[6] strap bracing shear walls,[7] mid-rise construction,[8] continuous rigid insulation, seismic and blast design,[9] and progressive collapse[10]

TSN

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TSN transitioned into manufacturing soon after with the development of the first cold-formed steel connectors for Vertical deflection conditions in commercial light steel framing. Since then, the firm has created cold-formed steel solutions for mechanical bridging,[11] non-loadbearing wall,[12] moment resisting walls,[13] deep leg track,[14] built-up posts,[15] strap bracing shear walls,[16] mid-rise construction,[17] continuous rigid insulation, seismic and blast design,[18] and progressive collapse[19]

ASI

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Applied Science International, LLC, aka ASI provides advanced engineering design and analysis software and services to the DHS, United States Department of Defense, engineering firms, demolition contractors, and universities. ASI was founded in 2003 to create structural analysis software tools utilizing the Applied Element Method (AEM) .[20]

Services

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ASI provides services including structural vulnerability assessment, forensic engineering analysis, progressive collapse analysis, blast analysis, demolition analysis, seismic analysis, impact analysis, glass performance analysis, performance based design, and product development.

Products

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Notable ASI projects

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References

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  1. ^ "Company Profile". Linkedin. Retrieved 19 January 2021. {{cite web}}: External link in |authorlink= (help)
  2. ^ Rahman, Nabil (1 July 2012). "Mechanical Bridging of Axially Loaded Cold-Formed Steel Studs" (PDF). Structure Magazine. March 2017: 56–58. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. ^ Rahman, Nabil; O'Loughlin, Casey (1 April 2018). "Exterior Non-Loadbearing Cold-Formed Steel Walls" (PDF). Structure Magazine. April 2018: 18–21. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  4. ^ Rahman, Nabil; Lackey, Paul (1 May 2017). "Partial Wall Framing Systems Analysis & Design" (PDF). Technical Note. May 2017: 1–16. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  5. ^ Rahman, Nabil (1 July 2005). "Design of Single Deep Leg Track to Accommodate Vertical Deflection" (PDF). Technical Note. July 2005: 1–6. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  6. ^ Rahman, Nabil; Ghoraba, Muhammad (1 July 2010). "Design of Cold-Formed Steel Built-up Post Members" (PDF). Technical Note. July 2010: 1–12. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  7. ^ Rahman, Nabil (1 January 2016). "Design of Stap Braced Shear Wall Systems" (PDF). Technical Note. January 2016: 1–18. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  8. ^ Rahman, Nabil; Wan, David (1 July 2007). "Innovative Mid Rise Construction" (PDF). Structure Magazine. July 2007: 16–17. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  9. ^ Rahman, Nabil; Kennedy, Kurtis (1 July 2012). "Special Seismic & Blast Design" (PDF). Structure Magazine. July 2012: 18–19. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  10. ^ Rahman, Nabil; Booth, Michael (1 August 2007). "Progressive Collapse Requirements" (PDF). Structure Magazine. August 2007: 9–15. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  11. ^ Rahman, Nabil (1 July 2012). "Mechanical Bridging of Axially Loaded Cold-Formed Steel Studs" (PDF). Structure Magazine. March 2017: 56–58. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  12. ^ Rahman, Nabil; O'Loughlin, Casey (1 April 2018). "Exterior Non-Loadbearing Cold-Formed Steel Walls" (PDF). Structure Magazine. April 2018: 18–21. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  13. ^ Rahman, Nabil; Lackey, Paul (1 May 2017). "Partial Wall Framing Systems Analysis & Design" (PDF). Technical Note. May 2017: 1–16. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  14. ^ Rahman, Nabil (1 July 2005). "Design of Single Deep Leg Track to Accommodate Vertical Deflection" (PDF). Technical Note. July 2005: 1–6. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  15. ^ Rahman, Nabil; Ghoraba, Muhammad (1 July 2010). "Design of Cold-Formed Steel Built-up Post Members" (PDF). Technical Note. July 2010: 1–12. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  16. ^ Rahman, Nabil (1 January 2016). "Design of Stap Braced Shear Wall Systems" (PDF). Technical Note. January 2016: 1–18. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  17. ^ Rahman, Nabil; Wan, David (1 July 2007). "Innovative Mid Rise Construction" (PDF). Structure Magazine. July 2007: 16–17. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  18. ^ Rahman, Nabil; Kennedy, Kurtis (1 July 2012). "Special Seismic & Blast Design" (PDF). Structure Magazine. July 2012: 18–19. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  19. ^ Rahman, Nabil; Booth, Michael (1 August 2007). "Progressive Collapse Requirements" (PDF). Structure Magazine. August 2007: 9–15. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  20. ^ Hatem Tagel-Din; Kimuro Meguro (2000), "Applied element method for structural analysis: Theory and application for linear materials", Structural Eng./Earthquake Eng., 17 (1), Japan: International Journal of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE): 21–35, ISSN 0289-7806, F0028A, archived from the original on 29 February 2012, retrieved 10 August 2009.
  21. ^ Applied Science International (2007), Steel Smart System Version 5.0 Technical Reference, USA: Applied Science International, LLC, pp. 21–35, archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 10 August 2009
  22. ^ The Steel Network, Inc. (February 2009), SteelSmart Deck Software - The Evolution of Deck Design (PDF), USA: Applied Science International, LLC, pp. 21–35, retrieved 10 August 2009
  23. ^ Hatem Tagel-Din; Nabil Rahman, P.E. (2006). Simulation of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Collapse Due to Blast Loads. Proceedings of the 2006 Architectural Engineering National Conference: Building Integration Solutions:structural Design of Buildings for Serviceability. Japan: American Society for Civil Engineers ASCE / AEI. pp. 1–15. doi:10.1061/40798(190)32. ISBN 0-7844-0798-3. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  24. ^ ASI (2008), Forensic Analysis of I-35 Bridge Failure (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03
  25. ^ ASI (June 2007), Charlotte Coliseum: Demolition Analysis (PDF)