Hajjar Earns AISC Special Achievement Award for Steel Diaphragm Research
CDM Smith Professor and CEE Department Chair Jerome F. Hajjar is one of five individuals recognized by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) with a 2024 Special Achievement Award. This honor is awarded in recognition of his innovative research through the Steel Diaphragm Innovation Initiative (SDII), part of a multi-institution team that included Johns Hopkins University, Virginia Tech, and Iowa State University. The SDII research has led to impactful changes to the national standards that govern the design of composite steel/concrete floor systems in steel building structures located in seismic regions around the country.