Steel - Jacksonville, FL
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N 30° 16.283 W 081° 30.444
17R E 451195 N 3348966
This "Steel" sculpture, created for use as a teaching aid by the Haskell Company and the American Institute of Steel Construction, is located at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WM9W2K
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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In 2003, the Haskell Company of Jacksonville donated this 4,000-pound steel teaching aid sculpture, titled "Steel", to the University of North Florida's Division of Engineering. The sculpture is located outside the university's Science and Engineering Building. The sculpture is used to teach structural engineering students about different steel connections and framing systems used in construction. The American Institute of Steel Construction provides these teaching aid sculptures to engineering programs around the country. There are currently about 120 similar steel sculptures at universities around the United States. More information is available on the internet (visit link).
Title: Steel

Artist: Duane Ellifritt

Media (materials) used: Steel

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Outside the Science and Engineering Building at the University of North Florida

Date of creation or placement: November 4, 2003

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