1981 History :: Interaction with Other Organizations

Council activities have interacted with other groups as indicated in the following chronology of events:

  • 1947--In Japan, an independent "Column Research Council of Japan" was organized and in 1951 a "Handbook on Elastic Stability" was published. In 1971 a 2nd edition was produced in both Japanese and English under the title "Handbook of Structural Stability."
  • 1951--In response to an invitation by the Structural Engineers Association of California, B. G. Johnston presented "A Survey of Progress: 1944-1951" at the 1951 Annual Convention, later published as Bulletin No. 1 of the Council (8).
  • 1953--In response to a request, the Council reported to the AREA regarding proposed amendments to its bridge specifications. Since the early years of its existence the Council has had a representative on AREA Committee 15--Steel Bridges.
  • 1959--Organized a joint symposium with ASCE on Metal Compression Members.
  • 1961--The revised AISC Specifications introduced new stability provisions for columns and laterally unsupported beams that were based on Council recommendations and validated by the 1st edition of the Council "Guide."
  • 1961--As part of a joint working group with the International Institute of Welding, the Council collaborated in a revision of its Technical Memorandum No. 3. (See next section on "Publications.")
  • 1968--L. S. Beedle, then Council Chairman, presented talks on the Council at the 1968 Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board and at the Annual Meting of the AISI.
  • 1968--The Council cosponsored joint sessions with ASCE on "Compression Members" at meetings in San Diego and in Pittsburgh.
  • 1969--Cosponsored joint session with the ASCE at meetings in Washington, D. C. and in New Orleans.
  • 1969--Cosponsored with AWS a joint panel discussion on residual stress effects at their New Orleans meeting.
  • 1970--Cosponsored a joint session with ASCE in their Boston meeting in July and conducted a panel discussion at the ASCE Specialty Conference at Columbia, Mo.
  • 1971--Council representatives participated in the IABSE Colloquium on Design of Plate and Box Girders in London.
  • 1971--Cosponsoered the 1st Specialty Conference on Cold Formed Steel Structures.
  • 1972--Along with the ECCS, IABSE, and the Column Research Council of Japan, the Council cosponsored the First Colloquium on Column Strength in Paris.
  • 1973--Cosponsored the 2nd Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Structures in Rolla, Mo.
  • 1974--Cosponsored with ASCE a session on Dynamic Stability in Los Angeles.
  • 1975--Acted as a cooperating organization in the conduct of the 3rd International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures in St. Louis, Mo.
  • 1976--Participated in a "pression" of the 2nd International Colloquium on Stability of Steel Structures in Tokyo.
  • 1977--Cosponsored the 2nd International Colloquium on Stability of Steel Structures in Liege, Belgium.
  • 1977--Cosponsored the International Colloquium on Stability of Steel Structures under Static and Dynamic Loads, in Washington, D.C.
  • 1977--Cosponsored a regional Colloquium on Stability on Steel Structures in Budapest, Hungary.
  • 1978--Cosponsored the 4th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures in St. Louis, Mo.


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