SEAC September Breakfast Meeting
September 17, 2020
via Webex
7:45am-9am

PRESENTATION: From Scrap to Steel: An Overview of Steelmaking 
a Joint Presentation with RMSCA - A193 High Strength Steel
 

From congested project sites, to complex interfaces with existing infrastructure, to buildings that are rising higher than ever before – innovations in steel production have been essential to providing cost-effective solutions to overcome today’s unique and interesting design challenges. Focusing on structural steel shapes, this presentation provides an overview the steelmaking process – from the procurement, sorting and cleaning of scrap to the completion of rolled wide-flange beams. It will highlight significant improvements that have led us to profiles with more than twice the strength than they exhibited 50 years ago. The presentation will also explore differences amongst commonly specified structural grades and will identify factors that should be considered when selecting the appropriate specification for a particular application. Special emphasis will be placed on unique profiles and the ASTM A913 specification – a high-strength, low-alloy steel for structural shapes that is made from a quenching and self-tempering process. The overarching goal of this presentation is to enable structural engineers to expand their creativity when striving to overcome challenges in their structural designs.
 
SPEAKER:
 

Shelley C. Finnigan, S.E.*; Global Technical Sales Engineer & Head of Technical Sales and Marketing, Americas; ArcelorMittal (*Illinois)
 
 



Shelley Finnigan serves as Global Technical Sales Engineer and Head of Technical Sales & Marketing for ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company. She draws on more than 12 years of experience in structural engineering, marketing and business development to guide the technical marketing efforts of a team of engineers in the Americas. In addition, she serves as a liaison for the international community, advising project owners and their design teams on methods of increasing design efficiency when using ArcelorMittal’s unique products and materials. The success of her efforts is recognized in design and construction efficiencies brought to projects such as 150 North Riverside (Chicago), Bay Adelaide Centre East Tower (Toronto), and Central Park Tower (New York), to name several. A licensed structural engineer in Illinois and active member of the design community, Shelley holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Purdue University and has served as Chapter Chair of CTBUH Chicago since co-founding it in 2018.