Building archetypes are fundamental to exploring and demonstrating the seismic behavior of modern structures. No suitable archetypes or prototypes exist in the open literature that focus on steel deck diaphragms for ...

Compared to vertical elements of a building’s seismic force resisting systems, our understanding of the horizontal elements, i.e. the diaphragms, is grossly lacking. Recent research showed that diaphragm design forces that ...

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 ...

This report provides a framework to incorporate structural system reliability effects in the design of roof purlins in a typical metal building. Today every roof purlin is considered as a separate component and the effect ...

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 ...

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 ...

The goal of the FastFloor Residential project is to create a new floor system that is lightweight, fast to construct and nonproprietary. FastFloor Residential strives to achieve this by using 3 in. deep steel deck of 18 ...

Cold-formed steel (CFS) framing is a popular choice for construction of low to mid-rise structures because it provides significant cost benefits through use of prefabricated assemblies and produces lightweight structures ...

We report herein a set of compression tests on high strength low alloy (HSLA) cold-formed steel steel sections intended for use as piles. The specimens are lipped channels with outer cross-section dimensions of 6 in. wide ...