A critical review of cold-formed steel seismic resistant systems: Recent developments, challenges and future directions

M Hasanali, K Roy, SM Mojtabaei, I Hajirasouliha… - Thin-Walled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cold-formed steel (CFS) systems have seen an increased application in the past few
decades, especially in the construction of low-to mid-rise buildings. CFS members offer …

Development of a connection equipped with fuse angles for steel moment resisting frames

X He, Y Chen, K Ke, T Shao, MCH Yam - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, an innovative replaceable fuse connection for beam members in moment
resisting steel frames was proposed. Steel angles are designed as fuse elements for energy …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Behaviour and performance of OSB-sheathed cold-formed steel stud wall panels under combined vertical and seismic loading

F Yilmaz, SM Mojtabaei, I Hajirasouliha, J Becque - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the in-plane lateral behaviour and capacity of cold-formed steel
(CFS) stud wall panels which are sheathed with Oriented Strand Board (OSB). Detailed …

Loading capacity prediction and optimization of cold-formed steel built-up section columns based on machine learning methods

L Xiao, QY Li, H Li, Q Ren - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to improve the loading capacities of cold-formed steel (CFS) built-up section
columns by optimizing cross-sectional geometric dimensions with constant material …

Cold-formed steel beam-to-column bolted connections for seismic applications

I Papargyriou, SM Mojtabaei, I Hajirasouliha… - Thin-Walled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cold-formed steel (CFS) portal frames are gaining increased popularity around the world.
The structural performance of these frames is to a large extent controlled by the CFS beam …

Structural behaviour of cold-formed steel T-Stub connections with HRC and screws subjected to tension force

K Roy, H Rezaeian, D Lakshmanan, Z Fang… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cold-formed steel (CFS) T-Stub connections are widely used in single-story buildings, and
their use is increasing in multi-story and long-span buildings. Recently, an innovative CFS T …

Testing and analysis of optimized wire arc additively manufactured steel trusses

P Kyvelou, A Spinasa, L Gardner - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is a method of metal three-dimensional (3D)
printing that can be used to fabricate large-scale elements of complex form, opening up …

Instability-driven family optimization of cold-formed steel lipped-channel cross-sections with strength and stiffness constraints

D Akchurin, C Ding, Y Xia, HB Blum, BW Schafer… - Thin-Walled …, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to advance a solution scheme that can produce a family of
optimized thin-walled cold-formed steel lipped-channel sections under combined …