By Amanuel Gebremeskel, Development Engineer, SAISC Stability is one of those topics in structural engineering that most of us would rather …
SIMM Structural inspection and maintenance management of mining structures
By Spencer Erling, Education Director, SAISC BACKGROUND AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS Engineers should be aware of the legal requirement contained in the …
An update on laminations/ lamellar tearing in plate
By Spencer Erling, Education Director, SAISC It is common knowledge that from time to time (in fact quite rarely) steel plates …
An invitation for building innovation
The SAISC would like to challenge anyone who has novel ideas about how to create new buildings to come forward. We …
Comment on the quality of hot dip galvanizing when dipping imported structural steel sections
By Terry Smith, Technical Marketing Director, Hot Dip Galvanizers Association Southern Africa It should be reasonably common knowledge that to achieve …
Galvanized bolts – an update
PART 2 By Spencer Erling, Education Director, SAISC WHAT IS HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT? We used the term a number of times in …
Grade 355 tubular steel an engineering solution for many applications
AN UPDATE ON THE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ARTICLE (Steel Construction March 2010) By Franco P. Mordini, Robor Market Development Engineer and Chairman …
Some gems from spencer’s steel enlightenment course for wits students
By Spencer Erling, Education Director, SAISC I have just finished my 10th enlightenment course at Wits University which started in 2002. …
Rules of thumb for steel structures
By Dr Hennie de Clercq, Executive Director, SAISC INTRODUCTION Rules of thumb have a proud history in engineering. In fact, there …
Student laboratory experience at the university of johannesburg
By Spencer Erling, Education Director, SAISC BACKGROUND Somehow we do not think of Universities of technology having laboratories or research facilities. …