FastFloor Phase 2

Behavior of Modular Steel Plate Floor Assemblies (Phase 2)

This research initiatives investigation of a new, modular steel floor framing and diaphragm system for commercial building structures with broad applicability, including high seismic zones. The proposed system has key benefits of increasing the speed of construction, including eliminating the pouring of a concrete deck.  This type of system is key to achieving the goals of the AISC Need for Speed initiative to reduce the time from conception to occupancy for steel building structures.

Phase I investigated the viability of their design using computational simulation and experimental testing. Phase II will conduct a wide range of prototype structural analyses, including gravity loading, vibration and acoustics tests, viability of the flooring’s use in existing building designs, and assessment of the new flooring’s interaction with the rest of a building’s structural systems.

• Grant Details

  Project

  Behavior of Modular Steel Plate Floor Assemblies (Phase 2)

  Category

  Steel

  Subcategory

  FastFloor

  Grant #

  03-23

  Award Amount

  $415,000

  Grant Period

  July 2023 - December 2024

  Grant Status

  Active

  Principal Investigators

  Jerome F. Hajjar, Ph.D., P.E. (Northeastern University); Benjamin W. Schafer, Ph.D., P.E. (Johns Hopkins University); Matthew Eatherton, Ph.D., P.E., S.E. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University); Onur Avci, Ph.D., P.E. (West Virginia University); and W. Samuel Easterling, Ph.D., P.E. (Iowa State University)

  Industry Champions

  Ron Klemencic, MKA; Cori Amadon, J.F. Stearns; Daryll Bridges, J.F. Stearns; Chad Fox, Ruby + Associates; Tony Giansanti, Tate, Inc.; Devin Huber, AISC; Will Jacobs, SDL; Larry Kruth, AISC; Dave McCrary, Barton Malow; Ron Meng, Banker Steel; Josh Mouras, MKA; Bill Perry, Tate, Inc.; Jim Perry, Cerami & Associates; Pedro Sifre, SGH; Tabitha Stine, Nucor; Joseph C Windover, Sherwin-Williams; David Wright, Schuff Steel; Duff Zimmerman, Cooper Steel

  Supporters

  American Institute of Steel Construction, MKA Foundation, Nucor, Schuff Steel, Herrick Corporation, Cives Steel Company, Atlas Tube, Owen Steel, Metals Fabrication Company

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