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FastFloor C Vibration Testing Specimen at WVU

FastFloor C Vibration Testing

September 23, 2025 Ben Schafer Uncategorized Comments Off on FastFloor C Vibration Testing

Floor vibration serviceability tests were performed on the full-bay FastFloor C specimen (30 ft x 42 ft) in the first

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point load test at VT

FastFloor C – Localized loading test

September 18, 2025 Ben Schafer Uncategorized Comments Off on FastFloor C – Localized loading test

Testing on a FastFloor C prototype was recently conducted at Virginia Tech. A 10-ft-wide by 22-ft-span FastFloor module was subjected

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FastFloor Gravity Test at VT

FastFloor C – Gravity Testing

September 17, 2025 Ben Schafer Uncategorized Comments Off on FastFloor C – Gravity Testing

A four-point bending test was recently conducted at Virginia Tech on a 5-ft-wide by 40-ft-long FastFloor module, that had previously

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FastFloor R webinars

September 16, 2025 Ben Schafer Uncategorized Comments Off on FastFloor R webinars

Two webinars on FastFloor R were recently completed for engineering audiences. The webinars investigated the structural performance of a novel,

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Varma joins FastFloor C team

September 9, 2025 Ben Schafer Uncategorized Comments Off on Varma joins FastFloor C team

We’re pleased to announce that Professor Amit Varma is joining the FastFloor C team as a key contributor, focusing on advancing the fire

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New workshop report for FastFloor R

May 22, 2025 Ben Schafer Uncategorized Comments Off on New workshop report for FastFloor R

A new workshop report on FastFloor R has been completed and posted by AISC. Over the past three years, the

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FastFloor Development Shared at Conference in Hong Kong

January 1, 2025 Ben Schafer Uncategorized Comments Off on FastFloor Development Shared at Conference in Hong Kong

An up to date summary of the development of FastFloor C was provided at the 13th International Conference on Advances

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Vibration and Structural Testing for FastFloor-R concept

September 22, 2024 Ben Schafer Uncategorized Comments Off on Vibration and Structural Testing for FastFloor-R concept

FastFloor-R is a robust, resilient, reliable novel composite steel floor system with strong applications in span lengths common to residential

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Vibration Modeling for FastFloor Ongoing

September 14, 2024 Ben Schafer Uncategorized Comments Off on Vibration Modeling for FastFloor Ongoing

FastFloor Commercial is an all-steel floor module consisting of three W-section beams with a floor plate on the top connected

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Recent Developments in Dynamic Testing of The FastFloor Commercial Building System

September 2, 2024 Ben Schafer Uncategorized Comments Off on Recent Developments in Dynamic Testing of The FastFloor Commercial Building System

Current work on the FastFloor project focuses on comprehensive prototype testing and performance evaluation. The West Virginia University (WVU) team,

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