RESEARCH COMPLETION: RGA #02-21 Project Bolted Splice Details for Composite Plate Shear Walls—Concrete Filled

The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) is pleased to announce the completion of research on experimentally-verified bolted splice details for Composite Plate Shear Walls—Concrete Filled, also known as SpeedCore. Principal Investigator was Michel Bruneau of the University at Buffalo. The Industry Advisory Panel for this research included:

  • Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA)
  • Larry Kruth, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
  • Devin Huber, AISC
  • Glen Bell, Consulting Engineer
  • Jim Malley, Degenkolb Engineers
  • Rafael Sabelli, Walter P. Moore & Associates

MKA Foundation, AISC, and Atlas Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, provided additional research financial support. The Final Research report will be published in the near future


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