AISC Launches New Free Bolting App and Steel Apps Contest

by Jonathan McGaha | 11 July 2013 12:00 am

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has launched its first mobile app called Build-A-Bolt, which helps those in the steel construction industry select the right structural bolt, washer, nut combination and can be used in the field to determine bolt grade and manufacturer. It’s also useful for detailers and specifiers in providing dimensions and fastener compatibility. The app is free and available for use at www.aisc.org/boltapp[1]. With the release of the app, AISC has also launched a new Steel Apps contest at www.aisc.org/steelappscontest[2] giving the opportunity to win cash prizes, totaling
$9,000.

 

Create an open source app that is relevant and functional for the design, erection, fabrication or inspection of structural steel buildings and/or bridges and you could win a cash prize of: Gold Award – $5,000; Silver Award – $3,000; and Bronze Award – $1,000. The winning apps will also be featured in Modern Steel Construction magazine, as well as AISC’s social media channels, and announced on SteelDay (www.SteelDay.org[3]), which takes place October 4 this year.

 

Here are the rules to enter:

 

• Create an open source app and “tweet” the URL on Twitter (www.twitter.com[4]) using #SteelApps in your post. You must be following @AISC on Twitter and reside, and have a bank account, in the U.S.
• Submit your app by September 22, 2013, and include your name, email, phone number, app title and app purpose in your source code.
• All entries must either be in the public domain or available under an OSI-approved open-source license. For an entry to be considered valid, AISC will require access to a functional version of the software and an indication of where the public code repository can be found. AISC reserves the right to modify contest rules and regulations.
• Entries using web technologies (JavaScript, etc.) are preferred, but “native” software may be used provided it is accessible and operable using major operating systems (Android, iOS, Windows, Mac OS). Any fees or developer program licenses that may be associated with placing your app in an “app store” or other distribution channel are solely your responsibility.
• You may base your entry on existing open source projects but must have been personally responsible for the addition of significant new features (combining functions in a novel fashion counts as a new feature) which are relevant to the structural steel industry.

 

For questions, please contact the AISC Steel Solutions Center at solutions@aisc.org or 866.ASK.AISC.

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