(2006) - 18th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures

October 26-27, 2006 (Orlando, Florida)

Presented by: Department of Civil Engineering Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-formed Steel Structures University of Missouri - Rolla

Sponsored by: American Iron and Steel Institute Metal Building Manufacturers Association Metal Construction Association Rack Manufacturers Institute Steel Deck Institute Steel Stud Manufacturers Association University of Missouri - Rolla

In Cooperation with: ASCE Committee on Cold-Formed Members Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute, Canada SSRC Task Group on Thin-Walled Metal Construction University of Strathclyde, Scotland, UK Centre for Advanced Structural Engineering of the University of Sydney, Australia e

Edited by: Roger A. LaBoube and Wei-Wen Yu

Conference Directors: Robert A. LaBoube, Director Wei-Wen Yu, Co-Director Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures University of Missouri-Rolla r

Planning Committee: D. Allen - Representative of SSMA R.L. Brockenbrough - R.L. Brockenbrough & Associates, Inc. H.H. Chen - Representative of the American Iron and Steel Institute J. Crews - Unarco Material Handling Inc.; Representative of RMI W.S. Easterling - Virginia Tech D.S. Ellifritt - University of Florida S.R. Fox - Representative of CSSBI, Canada G.J. Hancock - Representative of the University of Sydney, Australia R.B. Haws - NUCONSTEEL D.L. Johnson - Consultant R.A. LaBoube - UMR; Conference Director J.W. Larson - Representative of the American Iron and Steel Institute J.A. Mattingly - Nicholas J. Bouras, Inc.; Representative of MCA T.B. Peköz - Cornell University J. Rhodes - Representative of the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, UK B.W. Schafer - Johns Hopkins University; Representative of SSRC Task Group on Thin-Walled Metal Construction W.E. Schultz - Nucor Research and Development; Representative of SDI P.A. Seaburg - Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville W.L. Shoemaker - Representative of MBMA T. Sputo - Sputo and Lammert Engineering, LLC; Representative of ASCE Committee on Cold-Formed Members W.W. Yu - UMR; Co-Director, Representative of the Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures