A critical review on optimization of cold-formed steel members for better structural and thermal performances

H Liang, K Roy, Z Fang, JBP Lim - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
The construction and building sectors are currently responsible globally for a significant
share of the total energy consumption and energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. The …

A novel machine learning model to predict the moment capacity of cold-formed steel channel beams with edge-stiffened and un-stiffened web holes

Y Dai, K Roy, Z Fang, B Chen, GM Raftery… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel machine learning model, eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), was used for the
purpose of evaluating the moment capacity of cold-formed steel (CFS) channel beams with …

Finite element analysis and proposed design rules for cold-formed stainless steel channels with web holes under end-one-flange loading

Z Fang, K Roy, Y Chi, B Chen, JBP Lim - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a finite element analysis of cold-formed stainless steel channels with
circular web holes, subjected to end-one-flange loading condition. The material properties of …

Numerical simulation and design recommendations for web crippling strength of cold-formed steel channels with web holes under interior-one-flange loading at …

Z Fang, K Roy, H Liang, K Poologanathan, K Ghosh… - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the interior-one-flange web crippling strength of cold-formed steel
channels at elevated temperatures. The stress-strain curves of G250 and G450 grade cold …

Effect of web perforations on end-two-flange web crippling behaviour of roll-formed aluminium alloy unlipped channels through experimental test, numerical …

Z Fang, K Roy, Y Dai, JBP Lim - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Aluminium alloy has recently become popular in New Zealand's construction sector as a
sustainable building material. However, in roll-formed aluminium alloy (RFA) channel …

A novel machine learning method to investigate the web crippling behaviour of perforated roll-formed aluminium alloy unlipped channels under interior-two flange …

Z Fang, K Roy, J Xu, Y Dai, B Paul, JBP Lim - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents a novel machine-learning model using the eXtreme Gradient Boosting
(XGBoost) tool, for assessing the web crippling behaviour of perforated roll-formed …

Structural behaviour of back-to-back cold-formed steel channel sections with web openings under axial compression at elevated temperatures

Z Fang, K Roy, D Lakshmanan, P Pranomrum… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the structural behaviour of cold-formed steel (CFS) back-to-back
(BTB) channel sections subjected to axial compression at elevated temperatures. The stress …

Influence of intermediate stiffeners on axial capacity of thin-walled built-up open and closed channel section columns

BGA Gurupatham, K Roy, GM Raftery, JBP Lim - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the post-buckling behaviour and axial capacity of thin-walled steel
stiffened single-channel sections (ISSCS) and back-to-back stiffened channel sections …

Bonobo optimizer algorithm for optimum design of truss structures with static constraints

V Goodarzimehr, U Topal, AK Das, T Vo-Duy - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a very recently developed intelligent algorithm called Bonobo Optimizer (BO)
algorithm is implemented for the sizing optimization of the truss structures with discrete and …

Local and distortional buckling behaviour of aluminium alloy back-to-back channels with web holes under axial compression

Z Fang, K Roy, B Chen, Z Xie, JBP Lim - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Aluminium alloy back-to-back channels are becoming popular in building structures. These
back-to-back channels often include web holes for installation of services. No previous …