Location
Saint Louis, Missouri
Session Dates
20 Oct 1992
Abstract
During the last fifteen years the author has been working in the development of new products in cold formed steel, mainly in building applications. Cold formed steel makes possible practically an infinite variety of shapes, one for each need and function. This possibility is a continuous challenge for designers in finding, among many alternatives, the optimal solution for each problem. The author describes briefly a set of six proposals, which are either an already tested and proven product, or just its phase of design. As in any human doing, the author is conscious that these proposals may be accomplished and deserve further investigations and improvements. However, the intention of this Paper is to show possibilities of cold formed steel applications and how far cold formed steel may invade fields where other construction materials have done the job until now. The author believes hat cold formed steel can also do it, and probably better.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures
Meeting Name
11th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1992 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Dannemann, Robert W., "Recent Developments in Cold Formed Steel" (1992). CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018). 2.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/isccss/11iccfss/11iccfss-session9/2
Recent Developments in Cold Formed Steel
Saint Louis, Missouri
During the last fifteen years the author has been working in the development of new products in cold formed steel, mainly in building applications. Cold formed steel makes possible practically an infinite variety of shapes, one for each need and function. This possibility is a continuous challenge for designers in finding, among many alternatives, the optimal solution for each problem. The author describes briefly a set of six proposals, which are either an already tested and proven product, or just its phase of design. As in any human doing, the author is conscious that these proposals may be accomplished and deserve further investigations and improvements. However, the intention of this Paper is to show possibilities of cold formed steel applications and how far cold formed steel may invade fields where other construction materials have done the job until now. The author believes hat cold formed steel can also do it, and probably better.
