The SSRC Conference provides a unique opportunity for researchers and engineers with an interest in all aspects of structural stability to meet and discuss a variety of problems in design, behavior, and analysis. If you are at the Steel Conference, please visit the SSRC sessions or drop by our booth located on the floor of the Steel Conference Exhibit Hall.

 

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Call for Papers and Vinnakota Award

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Research papers on the stability of steel and steel-concrete composite structures are requested annually for presentation at the SSRC Conference. The call for papers typically occurs in June with notification of acceptance in August.  Although the due date for papers varies from year-to-year, the typical due date is mid-January.  The subject matter covered at the conference includes a wide variety of topics. Examples of recent topics include:

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• Stability behavior in steel seismic systems

• U.S. and international design standards related to the stability of components and systems

• Stability of tubular members under a variety of demands

• Local buckling of steel members

• Stiffener requirements and optimization for steel plates, connections, and members

• Stability in members with holes

• Stability of straight and curved steel bridges

• Probabilistic treatments for design against stability limit states

• New analytical methods for stability

• Stability of members at elevated temperatures

• Bracing requirements for structural stability

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Student authors of papers accepted for presentation at the SSRC Conference are eligible for consideration of the Vinnakota Award. The award is given to the best student-authored paper presented at the conference. The award selection is based on the full paper. To qualify for the award, the student must be the primary author of the paper, the presenter at the conference, and submit the paper on time. Note that the paper must be submitted prior to graduation, and that a limit of 20 pages applies.

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Paper Deadlines and Submission

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The SSRC 2024 Conference Call for Papers is now closed.

Our next round of abstracts will open in June, 2024.

 

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• July 14, 2024 Abstract Submission Deadline

• January 15, 2025 Papers Due

• April 1-4, 2025 Annual Stability Conference, Louisville, KY

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If you have any questions, you may contact ssrc@aisc.org.

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Current Program

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An advance session listing for the 2024 conference will available on the Steel Conference website once available.

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Location and Housing

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The 2024 SSRC Conference is once again being held in conjunction with NASCC: The Steel Conference in San Antonio, Texas from March 19-22, 2024. The conference takes place at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Lodging and other travel information can be found on the Steel Conference website.

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Partial Reimbursement for SSRC Members

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Partial travel reimbursement is provided for SSRC members that present papers during the SSRC Conference. Reimbursement details are provided along with correspondence of paper acceptance.

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SSRC Conferences and Proceedings

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Proceedings from SSRC Conferences are available in the AISC Education Archive Search. Print-on-demand copies of the proceedings are also available from Curran Publishing. The proceedings are also included in major academic indices such as Elsevier’s Scopus.