Abstract
Although cold-formed steel C- and Z-shaped members possess a very favorable strength-to-weight ratio, are easily fabricated and erected, and offer a cost-effective structural design solution, they can be highly susceptible to local buckling. To adequately address the impact of the local buckling limit state, a complex, time-consuming design office effort may be required. Therefore, to facilitate the design of such shapes, a study was conducted that focused on developing relatively simple, easy-to-apply design guidelines. The design guidelines address the behavior of cold-formed steel C- and Z-shaped members when used as either a flexural member or a compression member. Both edge-stiffened and unstiffened compression elements are considered by the design guidelines. The design guidelines are unique in that they employ the concept of applying strength-reduction factors to either the bending strength or the axial compression strength. All strength computations use the full cross-section areas. © ASCE.
Recommended Citation
R. A. LaBoube, "Simplified Strength Prediction For Cold-formed C- And Z-shapes," Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), vol. 119, no. 6, pp. 1733 - 1739, American Society of Civil Engineers, Jan 1993.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1993)119:6(1733)
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0733-9445
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1993
