The first industry standards and codes for cold-formed steel were written in 1946 and are mostly based on empirical data, in many cases lacking underlying theory. When engineers attempt to make a ...

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published AISI D110-16 - Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design Guide, 2016 Edition, to assist practicing structural engineers in designing cold-formed steel ...

Steel is 100 percent recyclable, reducing the overall environmental impact of any waste created. Additionally, cold formed steel is a 'dry' system, which means there is no need to use water ...

The NSF NEESR project: Enabling the Performance-Based Design of Multi-Story Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) Structures, known simply as CFS-NEES, has entered its final year of research. Testing of two ...

The "Non-Alloy Free-Cutting Steel Bars and Rods, Not Further Worked Than Cold-Formed: European Union Market Outlook 2023-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report ...

The cold-formed steel building will be tested on the earthquake shake table on Monday. If the test is successful, Hutchinson hopes to see a change in building codes to allow greater use of the ...

But cold-formed steel offers more than an insurance advantage. It has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any construction material.