SDII’s partnership with the Pankow Foundation and AISC to develop the FastFloor commercial modular steel plate floor assembly (see Pankow
Semirigid Diaphragm Analysis of Steel Floors Using Design Office Models
SDII researcher recently released a new report on the performance of diaphragms as evaluated using typical design office software. Diaphragms
Test report and paper on FastFloor Residential
The SDII team has completed preliminary structural testing on the FastFloor Residential concept. The non-proprietary system utilizes standard 3 in.
SDII’s FastFloor Efforts and AISC’s Need for Speed
SDII is developing FastFloor systems for both commercial and multi-story residential applications. These future solutions are part of the American
SDII team contributes to diaphragm design improvements for 2026 seismic provisions
In the U.S., seismic building provisions are initially developed by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) through their Building
SDII embarks on modular floor system with Pankow/AISC
Kicking off Phase 2 of SDII the research team has been awarded a new grant from Pankow and AISC to
Diaphragm Stiffness Report
SDII researchers released a new report on determining the stiffness of concrete-filled steel deck diaphragms on the CFSRC DSPACE today.
SDII Kicks off Phase II
(Updated January 1, 2025) The SDII research team led by Matt Eatherton at Virginia Tech (VT), Sam Easterling at Iowa
SDII Phase 1 Final Reports
Steel Diaphragm Innovation Initiative – Year 5 Final ReportThis is a final report for Year 5 of the overall five-year
ENR highlights SDII research
The Engineering News Record on 7 June 2021, authored by Nadine M. Post, released an article summarizing the research and