Facade Attachments to Steel-Framed Buildings
Facade Attachments toSteel-FramedBuildings
JAMES C.PARKER P.E.Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.Waltham Massachusetts
AISCO 2008
by
American Institute of Steel Construction
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The author wishes to acknowledge the support provided to the author by Simpson Gumpertz &Heger Inc. during the development of this Design Guide. The information presented herein wasderived from the collective knowledge of the firm as well as from the noted references and pro- duced with the help of several of its dedicated and enthusiastic staff; namely: Alec Zimmer AmyThe author thanks them for their collaboration and contributions. Schreiber David Martin Dirk Kestner Kevin Guillotte Michelle Meyer and Matthew Johnson.
The author also wishes to thank AISC and the following people for their assistance and review of this design guide. The Guide greatly benefited from their insight and suggestions.
W. Steven HofmeisterWilliam R. Lindley William D. LiddyH. Scott MetzgerVictor Shneur Davis G. Parsons IIThomas S. Tarpy William N. ScottRaymond H.R. TideMichael A. West
Abbas AminmansourWilliam A. Andrews Charles J. Carter Paul M. BrosnahanHarry A. Cole Theodore L. DroesslerDon EnglerRoger E. Ferch Walter HeckelChristopher M. Hewitt
