August 26 Webinar | HSS Moment Connections: The Good, The Better, and The Ugly

Description

This webinar is part of the 2026 Mastering HSS Connections Series.
Title: HSS Moment Connections: The Good, The Better, and The Ugly
Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CT
Format: Live Webinar
Level: Advanced, Technical, Engineer, Fabricator

Combining HSS columns with WF beams utilizes the most efficient aspects of each shape for a cost-effective moment connection. There are a wide variety of ways to transfer moment, and the one you choose will have an impact on the ease of construction and overall strength. This presentation will provide design examples of three different WF beam to HSS column moment connections so that the designer is equipped to choose the most appropriate one.

Learning Objectives

• Explore relative costs and details of a variety of moment connections.
• Verify which limit states apply to moment connections at HSS columns.
• Determine when more robust moment connections are necessary.
• Work through three examples: a continuous beam over HSS column; a flange-plated moment connection; and a through-plated moment connection.

Speaker – Cathleen Jacinto
Cathleen Jacinto, PE, SE has over 20 years of experience practicing structural engineering on a variety of projects while at Thornton Tomasetti, T.Y. Lin International, and currently at FORSE Consulting. At FORSE, she also contributes to seminars and publications. One topic Cathleen highlights is structural steel HSS design, as a technical consultant to the Steel Tube Institute. She contributes as a Board Member to SEAOI and serves on committees with AISC, ASTM, and AWS. She is a licensed SE and PE in the State of Illinois.

Professional Development Hours
Each participant can earn 1.0 PDH or 1.0 LU/HSW and receive a certificate of completion from the Steel Tube Institute (STI). To receive a certificate from STI, you must login to the webinar via your unique registration link, attend the webinar in its entirety, and complete both poll questions.

Any participant that holds a PE license in Florida, Maryland, New York and/or North Carolina is required to complete a quiz for your PDH. Architects must complete the quiz for their LU/HSW and send their AIA number to sfontaine@steeltubeinstitute.org to have attendance reported to AIA. The quiz widget is available along the bottom row of the ON24 dashboard.

Registration Types & Fees
Registration is free for this webinar.  

Individual registration provides a unique link for one login and is eligible for one PDH or one LU/HSW certificate upon successfully completing the webinar requirements.

Group/site registration, only available for HSS Professional Group Members, allows multiple people to view the webinar in one room or multiple people from the same office to view individually.

• If viewing in one room, multiple PDH certificates may be issued provided the poll questions are completed by the registrant during the webinar and the attendee list is completed and returned within 24 hours of the webinar conclusion. All attendees in the list must have attended the webinar for its entirety.
• To view individually, each person will need to register individually.

AIA CES Provider statement
The Steel Tube Institute is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number 50111160, expiration 12/31/2026. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).

This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.

AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.