Author: Ben Schafer

On February 16, 2023, Assistant Professor Onur Avci presented the paper entitled “Vibration Serviceability Evaluation of a Modular Steel Plate

The purposes of this study are 1) to evaluate the applicability of 3.5 in. and 4 in. deep trapezoidal and

SDII’s partnership with the Pankow Foundation and AISC to develop the FastFloor commercial modular steel plate floor assembly (see Pankow

SDII researcher recently released a new report on the performance of diaphragms as evaluated using typical design office software. Diaphragms

The SDII team has completed preliminary structural testing on the FastFloor Residential concept. The non-proprietary system utilizes standard 3 in.

SDII is developing FastFloor systems for both commercial and multi-story residential applications. These future solutions are part of the American

In the U.S., seismic building provisions are initially developed by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) through their Building

Kicking off Phase 2 of SDII the research team has been awarded a new grant from Pankow and AISC to

SDII researchers released a new report on determining the stiffness of concrete-filled steel deck diaphragms on the CFSRC DSPACE today.

(Updated January 1, 2025) The SDII research team led by Matt Eatherton at Virginia Tech (VT), Sam Easterling at Iowa