Articles: Technical content presenting completed research and analysis or innovative practical design concepts or methodologies. Articles generally have between 3,000 and 10,000 words. Technical Notes: A technical note presents practical information, preliminary research results or innovative design techniques. Technical notes generally have fewer than 3,000 words. Discussions: Reader commentary on technical points in previously published content. Closures: Author responses to reader comments provided in discussions, published concurrently with the relevant discussion piece. Steel Structures Research Update: A column highlighting developments in structural steel research, written by Research Editor Judy Liu, professor at Oregon State University.