Cold-formed steel (CFS) shear walls are the primary lateral load resisting components in
lightweight steel framed (LSF) structures. The development of increasing complex LSF …

Abstract Lightweight Steel Frames (LSF) made by framing thin gauge cold-formed steel
(CFS) into different structural elements such as walls, trusses and joists are commonplace in …

Currently, there is limited knowledge of the dynamic response of taller glue laminated
(glulam) timber buildings due to ambient vibrations. Based on previous studies, glulam …

Cold-formed steel members are widely used in residential, industrial and commercial
buildings as primary load-bearing elements. During fire events, they will be exposed to …

In this paper, the seismic performance of cold-formed thin-walled steel walls with diagonal
braces is studied by means of experiments and finite element analysis. In total, horizontal …

A detailed experimental investigation of the axial performance of sixteen full-scale cold-
formed steel (CFS) walls is presented. The impact of various parameters, such as sheathing …

Abstract Light Gauge Steel Framing (LSF) walls are made of cold-formed, thin-walled steel
lipped channel studs with plasterboard linings on both sides. However, these thin-walled …

Building codes around the globe are in a transition to update their design guidelines to meet
the objectives of performance based seismic design (PBSD). The fulfilment of the objectives …

Lightweight steel framed systems (LWS) are innovative construction systems whose
application has been steadily increasing over the years thanks to the huge benefits in terms …

Built-up back-to-back cold-formed steel channel (BC) members are increasingly used as
studs for increasing the compression capacity of light gauge steel framed (LSF) walls, even …