Masters Theses
Abstract
"Cold-formed steel provides an alternative to traditional hot-rolled steel for the design of members subjected to relatively light loads. The primary disadvantage of cold-formed steel member design is the tedium associated with iterative calculations. This thesis deals with the computerization of the analysis and design procedures for cold-formed steel members.
A computer program performing the design and analysis of cold-formed steel beams, columns and beam-columns is presented. The program is based on the 1986 edition of the "Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members" issued by the American Iron and Steel Institute. The theoretical basis for analysis is briefly discussed and the provisions of the Specification used in the computer program are examined. The review of literature summarizes the current developments in the computerization of hot-rolled and cold-formed steel member design.
A comparison of different methods used to compute some of the full section properties of cold-formed steel shapes is included in this thesis. It was found that for most of the cases investigated, commonly used approximations have minimal effects on the capacities of cold-formed steel beams and columns"--Abstract, page iii.
Advisor(s)
Yu, Wei-wen, 1924-
Committee Member(s)
Best, John, 1925-2015
Hornsey, Edward
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Civil Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
Summer 1989
Pagination
xvi, 167 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-157).
Rights
© 1989 Mary Therese Zuehlke, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Steel -- Cold working Steel -- Computer-aided designSteel, Structural -- Specifications
Thesis Number
T 5917
Print OCLC #
20860438
Electronic OCLC #
904961761
Recommended Citation
Zuehlke, Mary Therese, "Computer-aided design of cold-formed steel structural members" (1989). Masters Theses. 789.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/789
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