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Intermeshing: A New Concept For Rapid Steel Erection

 Intermeshing: A New Concept For Rapid Steel Erection
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Presented at IABSE Congress: The Evolving Metropolis, New York, NY, USA, 4-6 September 2019, published in , pp. 187-194
DOI: 10.2749/newyork.2019.0187
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Three-dimensional intermeshing of steel enabled by advanced digital manufacturing holds the potential to radically change how steel bridges and buildings are connected. This paper presents the conc...
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Author(s): (University College Dublin)
(New York University)
(University College Dublin)
Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: IABSE Congress: The Evolving Metropolis, New York, NY, USA, 4-6 September 2019
Published in:
Page(s): 187-194 Total no. of pages: 8
Page(s): 187-194
Total no. of pages: 8
DOI: 10.2749/newyork.2019.0187
Abstract:

Three-dimensional intermeshing of steel enabled by advanced digital manufacturing holds the potential to radically change how steel bridges and buildings are connected. This paper presents the concept of the first universal structural steel connection in over 100 years. The proposed Intermeshed Steel Connection (ISC) exploits recent advances in steel cutting technologies and robotics to shape member ends precisely. This vastly reduces on-site bolting and welding. Forces are transferred through common bearing surfaces at multiple contact points. The new connection is designed to accelerate structural steel deployment and offer better disassembly options. This paper introduces the geometry, manufacturing, and initial analysis of the connection approach, which holds the potential to be robust, secure, scalable, and faster to erect.

Keywords:
erection connections manufacturing structural steel disassembly