Structural Engineering Blog: One-Year Anniversary

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This month marks the one-year anniversary of the Simpson Strong-Tie® Structural Engineering Blog! To celebrate, we are holding a contest for our blog readers and sharing a few interesting statistics about the blog, along with our Top 5 Blog Posts from April 2012 to today.

Everyone who posts a comment or subscribes to receive email notifications to the blog (new subscribers only) from now until April 30, 2013 will be entered to win one of five Prize Packs. The Prize Pack consists of:

The contest is open to U.S. and Canadian residents (except Quebec) only. One entry per person. Five entries will be randomly selected to receive a Prize Pack. You can read the Official Rules here.

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Image credit: Thinkstock.

Blog Statistics 

  • Our first commenter to the blog came from Nick Bell. Nick’s comment is still useful today, since he asked about an RSS feed for the blog. Here is the link to the RSS feed: http://seblog.strongtie.com/feed/. You can also find the link at the bottom of each page of the blog. Thanks, Nick, for posting the first comment to the blog!
  • Number of Blog Visits: 12,892
  • Number of Unique Visitors: 9,620
  • Percentage of New Visits: 74.3%
  • Number of Pageviews: 24, 771
  • Number of Blog Subscribers: 469
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Image credit: Thinkstock.

Top 5 Most Popular Blog Posts (by pageviews):

  1. “Why a Structural Boundary Member Between a Truss/Rafter is Not Optional” (October 2012)
  2. “Corrosion: The Issues, Code Requirements, Research and Solutions” (January 2013)
  3. “Ignore Seismic Requirements When Wind Controls?”
    (June 2012)
  4. “Building Drift – Do You Check It?” (January 2013)
  5. “Flexible or Rigid? Multi-Story Light-Frame Structure Design Considerations”  (July 2012)

Thank you for your continued interest and participation in the Structural Engineering Blog! We hope the blog continues to be a useful resource for you. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to post a comment, or send us an email at: seblog@strongtie.com.

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Author: Simpson Strong-Tie

For more than 50 years, Simpson Strong-Tie has focused on creating structural products that help people build safer and stronger homes and buildings. Considered a leader in structural systems research, testing and innovation, Simpson Strong-Tie is one of the largest suppliers of structural building products in the world. The company is committed to helping customers succeed by providing exceptional products, full-service engineering and field support, product testing and training. Simpson Strong-Tie works closely with industry professionals to provide code-listed, field-tested products, and value-engineered solutions. Its product lines include Structural Connectors, Fasteners, Wood and Steel Strong-Wall® prefabricated shearwalls, Anchor Tiedown Systems for multi-story buildings, Quik Drive® auto-feed screw driving systems, and Anchor Systems for concrete and masonry. Simpson Strong-Tie products are known for their consistent quality and availability as well as for helping structures resist high winds, hurricanes and seismic forces. Simpson Strong-Tie has a national sales force and field engineers that are available to assist with specification and jobsite issues. Products are distributed nationally through an extensive network of distributors and dealers.

8 thoughts on “Structural Engineering Blog: One-Year Anniversary”

  2. I enjoy the blog, especially the silly ones like the “creative use of our product” photos.

  7. Happy Birthday SE Blog! I’ve found this blog very valuable and I hope you keep publishing it for a long time.

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