Recent material advances in the steel manufacturing processes have led to materials with greatly enhanced capabilities at competitive cost. New grades of cold-formed steels, referred to as Advanced High-Strength Steels ...

Cold-formed steel components exist in a variety of structural systems. Wall systems and floor systems are often composed of channel members, and metal building systems often consist of channels or Z-section purlins to ...

New product development is crucial to allow innovation in the cold-formed steel structural industry. However, the required physical testing of new components and assemblies are often a cost barrier which prevents implementation ...

Recent advances in steel manufacturing have led to materials with greatly enhanced capabilities at competitive cost. New types of steel, referred to as Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS), have been developed for automotive ...

The rapid advancement of metallurgy during the past two decades has resulted in a new family of steel known as advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) that has a unique microstructure which enables unprecedented combinations ...

Advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) has a unique microstructure which enables unprecedented combinations of strength and ductility. Quantification of residual stresses in AHSS sections is important to translate this newer ...

Virtual reality (VR) is an engaging and immersive medium for interacting with a digital environment. The educational benefits of implementing virtual reality into learning modules has recently been explored. This work ...

Cold-formed steel is widely used in structural framing for its beneficial high strength-to-weight ratio, recyclability, and for convenient transportation and construction. The rapid advancement of metallurgy during the ...

This paper summarizes recently completed experimental and numerical research on the structural behavior of advanced high strength steel (AHSS) structural components conducted at the authors’ institutions. For material ...