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SpeedCore Research Bolted Splice Details for Composite Plate Shear Walls—Concrete Filled

Posted on 20 October 2021

The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) is pleased to announce the award of a new research grant to University at Buffalo and Principal Investigator Michel Bruneau. The results of this work is intended to provide experimentally-verified bolted splice details for Composite Plate Shear Walls—Concrete Filled, also known as SpeedCore. Field bolted splices may be preferable especially in non- seismic regions, regions of moderate seismicity, and where wind demands exceed elastic seismic demands and govern splice design. Read more

Thick Foundation Element Blind Prediction Contest 2021

Posted on 17 September 2021

PERFORMANCE AND REPAIR OF ORDINARY STRUCTURAL WALLS SUBJECTED TO WIND AND SEISMIC LOADING PROTOCOLS

Posted on 29 June 2021

ACI Honorary Member

Posted on 18 March 2021

COMPOSITE FLOOR-TO-SPEEDCORE WALL SYSTEMS: PERFORMANCE-BASED FIRE RESISTANCE AND DESIGN

Posted on 25 February 2021

2020: A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER

Posted on 3 February 2021

MAKING AN INDUSTRY IMPACT

Posted on 12 November 2020

FORMER FOUNDATION LEADER NAMED AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE HONORARY MEMBER

Posted on 26 October 2020

Performance-Based Structural Fire Design: Exemplar Designs of Four Regionally Diverse Buildings using ASCE 7-16, Appendix E

Posted on 7 October 2020 Publications

The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) in partnership with the American Society of Civil Engineers Structural Engineering Institute is pleased to announce the new publication, Performance-Based Structural Fire Design: Exemplar Designs of Four Regionally Diverse Buildings using ASCE 7-16, Appendix E. Read more

FOUNDATION DIRECTOR GLENN BELL ENR 2019 TOP 25 NEWSMAKER

Posted on 30 July 2020

Foundation Director Glenn Bell will be celebrated during ENR's 55th Award of Excellence Program, a Virtual Event, August 3-7, 2020. Recognized for his leadership spearheading the Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety-United States (CROSS-US), Glenn's actions connect the US structural engineering community to the global initiative originated in the UK and proven highly effective in improving practice. Once again, Glenn's enthusiasm, foresight and influence have been used to advance the profession and the AEC industry.

Join in on Wednesday, August 5th at 11:00 AM EDT as Glenn participates in the Top 25 Newsmaker Panel on Failure Prevention and Management: The Lessons of Experience.