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AISI Design Methods for Sheathing Braced Design of Wall Studs in Compression
(2008)This is an informal progress report document summarizing recent work on the development of a design method for sheathing braced design of wall studs with dissimilar sheathing. This document focuses on only one aspect of ... -
Analytical study of unstiffened extended end-plate connections produced from austenitic stainless steel
(2020-10-20)Based on the numerical data of 66 unstiffened stainless steel beam-to-column extended end-plate (EEP) joints, a straightforward analytical method, for predicting the moment-rotation (M-Φ) response of this connection type, ... -
Analytical Study on Rotational Restraint of Sheathing
(2008)Building upon a previous set of experiments performed to determine connection rotational restraint provided by sheathing in cold-formed steel floor joists, this study investigates the reliability of reported connection ... -
Appliance of plastic hinge method considering distortional buckling in pushover analysis of cold-formed rack structure
(2020-10-20)The objective of this paper is to develop a yielding surface of thin-walled cold-formed steel members subjected to distortional buckling, and then integrate the surface into pushover analysis of rack structures. Distortional ... -
Application of ASCE 41 to a two-story CFS building
(2020-10-20)The objective of this paper is to summarize the evaluation results from applying the updated performance-based seismic design provisions: ASCE 41-17, on a cold-formed steel framed building sited in a location with high ... -
Behavior and Design of Sheathed Cold-Formed Steel Stud Walls under Compression
(2011)Cold-formed steel may be used to frame the walls, floors, and roofs of modern buildings. The individual cold-formed steel members (studs) have sheathing attached to provide appropriate architectural enclosures. This sheathing ... -
Behavior of Full-Scale Cold-Formed Steel Buildings under Seismic Excitations
(2014)The experimental behavior of cold-formed steel (CFS) structures under seismic loads remains relatively unexplored. Modern design codes are based on member and sub- system level testing and have not been validated at the ... -
Buckling Analysis, Structural Behavior and Strength of Distortional-Global Interaction in Cold-Formed Steel Lipped Channel Columns
(2020-10-20)Cold-formed steel members are composed of thin-walled sections, forming very slender structural systems easily susceptible to buckling. This unique characteristic obligates designers to deal with the complexity of the ... -
Cantilever Testing of Concrete-Filled Steel Deck Composite Diaphragms Using Various Types of Steel Reinforcing
(2021-11)This report provides a summary of nonlinear response history analyses conducted on a three- dimensional model of a series of steel buildings with special concentric braced frames (SCBFs). The models are conducted in OpenSees ... -
CFS Bracing Design Using Combinations of Discrete and Sheathing Bracing
(2020-08)The objective of this report is to summarize efforts related to establishing the behavior and design of cold-formed steel wall assemblies potentially braced by discrete steel bracing and wall sheathing. Cold-formed steel ... -
CFS-NEES Building Structural Design Narrative
(2011)The NSF sponsored CFS-NEES1 project R-CR: Enabling Performance-Based Seismic Design of Multi-Story Cold-Formed Steel Structures project was undertaken to study the behavior, particularly seismic behavior, of light-framed ... -
Characterizing the load-deformation behavior of steel deck diaphragms using past test data
(2017-06)Recent research has identified that current code level seismic demands used for diaphragm design are considerably lower than demands in real structures during a seismic event. However, historical data has shown that steel ... -
Characterizing Wall-to-Diaphragm Moment-Rotation Response in Cold-Formed Steel Systems via Fastener Limit States
(2020-10-20)Ledger framing is currently the dominant framing system in cold-formed steel buildings and is a popular choice for its flexibility in floor joist spacing with respect to wall stud spacing. In ledger framing, the floor, ... -
Cold-Formed Steel Framed Shear Walls with In-Frame Corrugated Steel Sheathing
(2020-10-20)The objective of this paper is to find an alternative non-combustible high-performance shear wall system that can be used in mid- and high-rise cold-formed steel (CFS) light-framed buildings. To achieve this goal, an ... -
Cold-Formed Steel Gravity Walls with Bridging and/or Sheathing
(2020-01)The objective of this report is describe experiments conducted on cold-formed steel walls under axial loading with a variety of different bracing conditions. Cold-formed steel wall systems are commonly braced using small ... -
Cold-formed steel properties at elevated temperature: review and proposed equation
(2020-10-20)Cold-formed steel members are increasingly used in the construction industry due to their favorable strength-to-weight ratio and cost efficiency. Knowledge of the elevated temperature behavior of cold-formed steels is ... -
Compression Tests of Fixed Ended CFS Members with Improved Connectors
(2020-10-20)In the compression tests of cold-formed steel (CFS) members, fixed end supports are commonly simulated by fixing the test specimens to end plates by either welding or casting them with high strength adhesives. This is ... -
Computational Shear Wall Design Utilizing Fastener Testing
(2018-07)The objective of this project is to provide results that the AISI-COFS Lateral committee needs for evaluating the use of a computational (analysis-based) alternative for the prediction of shear wall capacity of CFS-framed ... -
Cyclic performance and characterization of steel deck connections
(NBM Technologies, 2017-12-14)The objective of this report is to provide cyclic connection test results essential to 3D building models required for performing P695 evaluation studies for Rigid Wall-Flexible Diaphragm (RWFD) Buildings. This experimental ... -
Cyclic Performance of Steel Sheet Connections for CFS framed Steel Sheet Sheathed Shear Walls
(2020-10-20)The main objective of this research is to study fastener-level force-deformation response appropriate for standard cold-formed steel (CFS) framed steel sheet sheathed shear walls under cyclic loads. Recently completed ...