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Precise. Efficient. Uncompromising. 30 Hudson Yards — a 90-story, 1,296-foot-tall steel-framed skyscraper is the second tallest office building in New York City. Cast Connex® High Integrity Blocks® provide an innovative solution for the most heavily stressed, geometrically complex outrigger connections in this super-tall tower. The result: Unparalleled performance and reliability for modern construction.
30 Hudson Yards, NY Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Structural Engineers Thornton Tomasetti Photography by Wade Zimmerman
CAST CONNEX® High Integrity Blocks® (HIB) are specially engineered and manufactured solid structural steel sections which simplify design, streamline fabrication, and improve the performance of heavily loaded connections.
Flawless HIBs surpass traditional construction methods with simplification of fabrication and unmatched quality of material. Unlike laminated plate sections, HIBs are insusceptible to lamellar tearing. Cast Connex’s proprietary manufacturing process eliminates the problematic discontinuities inherent in conventional forgings.
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Resilient HIBs are engineered, ultra-heavy, weldable steel sections with consistent mechanical properties in all three directions. Performance under arduous loads is validated by Cast Connex engineers with a custom analysis calibrated by results of project-specific destructive and non-destructive testing.
Next Level Solutions • Simplifies design and fabrication • Improves performance and reliability • Achieves up to 65 ksi yield strength and elevated CVN toughness in all directions
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