Cold-Formed Steel Research Consortium (CFSRC): Recent submissions
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Numerical investigation of the impact of bearing condition on the axial behavior of variable-height cold-formed steel stud wall assemblies
(2020-10-20)This paper is devoted to identifying and numerically characterizing the strength of cold-formed steel (CFS) wall assemblies of various height with non-uniform bearing conditions. The results are for a means of evaluating ... -
Study on Sectional-Global Interaction Buckling of Stainless Steel Lipped-C Beam-Columns
(2020-10-20)As part of a research series concerning sectional and member capacity of cold-formed stainless steel beam-columns, this paper presents some experimental and simulated results on the interaction buckling behavior of stainless ... -
Strength of Steel-to-Steel Screw Connections - Update to Provisions
(2020-10-20)The objective of this research was to review the existing provisions of the AISI S100-16 North American Specification for Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members [1], for screw connections loaded in shear and tension (but not ... -
Metal Building Roof Purlin Line Strength by Computation
(2020-10-20)A computation-based method for metal building purlin and girt design is introduced using the AISI S100-16 North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members. Purlin section properties, span ... -
Effect of holes and stiffeners on the behavior of Eccentric loaded cold-formed steel built-up channel columns - numerical investigation
(2020-10-20)Cold-formed steel members often need to be opened in the web due to the passage of the building system pipeline. In general stiffeners of the web maybe strengthen their structural performance. In the field of cold-formed ... -
Structure Performance of Cold-formed Steel columns reinforced by Channel Sleeve under Axial and Eccentric compression
(2020-10-20)Due to the weak torsional stiffness of cold-formed thin-walled channel members, distortional buckling behavior maybe controlled the ultimate load-capacity under certain conditions. Therefore, a new section reinforced by ... -
Effects of pinching on seismic performances of unbraced steel storage pallet racks
(2020-10-20)Cold-formed steel storage unbraced pallet racks are generally used to store goods in large warehouses, and the existing full-scale shaking table tests show that a typical unbraced pallet rack exhibits a global failure ... -
A State-of-the-Art Review of Testing by Analysis in Cold-Formed Steel Design
(2020-10-20)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 ... -
Extensions of the constrained Finite Strip Method for thin-walled members: closed sections and sections with rounded corners
(2020-10-20)The objective of this paper is to provide a derivation for a constrained Finite Strip Method (cFSM) stability solutions that applied to thin-walled members with closed sections and sections with rounded corners. The current ... -
Ductility Demands on CFS Structural Connections of Advanced High Strength Steel
(2020-10-20)The objective of this paper is to investigate the ductility demand for typical cold-formed steel (CFS) connections when advanced high strength steel (AHSS) is used for the components. Although currently AHSS is mostly used ... -
Modeling of stress-strain relationship of advanced high-strength cold-formed steel at elevated temperature
(2020-10-20)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 ... -
Numerical Study of Double Stud LSF Walls Exposed to Fire Conditions
(2020-10-20)Fire safety of light gauge steel frame (LSF) stud walls is important in the design of buildings. Many experimental and numerical studies have been undertaken to investigate the fire performance of load bearing LSF walls ... -
Fire performance of bio-based PCM lined LSF wall
(2020-10-20)Light gauge steel framed (LSF) wall systems are made of cold-formed steel studs lined with different types of wallboards. Increased demand for LSF wall systems has led to researchers focusing on improving their fire ... -
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 ... -
Study on Section Capacity of Stainless Steel Lipped-C Beam-Columns
(2020-10-20)This paper aims to explore the buckling behavior and the section capacity of cold-formed stainless steel lipped-C stub beam-columns under combined axial compression and uniaxial bending. A total of 24 stub columns were ... -
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 ... -
Seismic performance and most unfavorable and favorable Load distributions of steel storage rack: an optimization approach
(2020-10-20)In the current rack seismic design, the load distribution is generally considered to be placed uniformly on the rack, but the reality usually differ. In this paper, the objective is to identify the most unfavorable and ... -
Distortion Buckling Test and Design Method of Cold-Formed Thin-Wall Steel Built-Up Members Under Axial Compression
(2020-10-20)The objective of this paper is to research the distortion buckling performance and capacity of cold-formed thin-walled steel built-up I-shaped section column. 12 built-up columns connected by self-drilling screws were ... -
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 ... -
Dynamic Analysis and Seismic Responses of Industrial Rack Structures with Perforated Cold-formed Steel Columns using Line Elements
(2020-10-20)Industrial rack structures with perforated cold-formed steel columns and braces are extensively used in high seismic intensity regions, whose dynamic responses under transient excitations should be carefully evaluated for ...