Task Groups

The business of the Structural Stability Research Council is largely conducted through its Task Groups. The current Task Groups (TGs) of the Structural Stability Research Council include:

TG02 Members: Stability of Steel Members

Rodrigo Goncalves, Chair, 2023-2026
Kerry Kreitman, Vice‐Chair, 2023-2026

TG03 Systems: Stability of Steel Systems, Especially Frames

Barry Rosson, Chair, 2023-2026
Hyeyoung Koh, Vice‐Chair, 2024-2027

TG04 Stability of Metal Bridges and Bridge Components

Cagri Ozgur, Chair, 2024-2027

TG05 Thin-Walled Structures

Michael Seek, Chair, 2025-2028
Thomas Gernay Vice‐Chair, 2025-2028

TG06 Extreme Loads: Stability under Extreme Loads

Patricia Clayton Chair, 2021-2024
Jonathan Weigand, Vice‐Chair, 2021-2024

The Task Groups meet annually in person at the Annual Stability Conference and also meet periodically in between the annual meetings. The activities of the SSRC task groups include:

Yearly forum for discussion of advances in stability research
Tackling unresolved technical stability issues through tests, modeling, etc.
Informal literature summaries on new/evolving topics
World summaries of variance in stability design approaches in codes and standards
Software benchmarking for stability problems
Experimental benchmarking for stability problems
Development of pre-standards on stability design related issues
Development of pre-standards on stability test related issues
Pre-standards
Technical Note / other technical documents
Organizing and hosting invited speaker sessions at the Annual Stability Conference
Preparation of state-of-the-art reports and material for the SSRC Guide

All SSRC members are encouraged to participate in the SSRC Task Groups. Additional information on leadership and activities of each of the TGs is provided through selecting Resources. Parties interested in the TG activities are encouraged to join the SSRC mailing list, or join SSRC as a member click here. To apply to join a TG, please fill out an online application.