Quantification and prediction of the thermal performance of cold-formed steel wall assemblies
Steel elements installed at or in the building envelope are susceptible to forming thermal bridges, where heat and energy are […]
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Influence of mechanical and geometric uncertainty on the seismic performance of cold-formed steel braces with additional holes
Steel storage pallet racks are used worldwide for the storage of palletized goods. They are typically braced to improve their
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High-Fidelity Finite Element Modeling of Wood-Sheathed Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls
Cold-formed steel (CFS) framed construction has been widely adopted and used toward a modern, lightweight, and cost-efficient engineering practice across
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Moment-rotation response of cold-formed steel joist-to-ledger connections with variable-finishes in ledger-framed construction
Ledger framing is the dominant framing system in North American cold-formed steel (CFS) construction. In this system, the floor, which
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Behavior of cold-formed steel shear walls sheathed with high-capacity sheathing
Cold-formed steel (CFS) framed buildings have shown potential towards innovative and efficient building design in high seismic regions. The objective
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Structural Performance of Steel Shelf Angles with Thermally Improved Detailing
Structural elements that span the building envelope are susceptible to becoming thermal bridges, transferring heat and energy between interior and
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Testing of oxyacetylene weld strength
A testing program is reported to evaluate the capacity of oxyacetylene fillet welds in a fatigue prone detail. Historical context
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On the required ductility in beams and connections to allow a redistribution of moments in steel frame structures
The structural behaviour of beam-column joints plays a critical role in the seismic response of frame structures. In the case
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Modeling seismic response of a full-scale cold-formed steel-framed building
The objective of this paper is to present finite element modeling protocols and validation studies for the seismic response of
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Experimental Seismic Response of a Full-Scale Cold-Formed Steel-Framed Building. II: Subsystem-Level Response
The objective of this paper is to employ the results from the extensive instrumentation installed on recently tested full-scale cold-formed