Recent Trends in Cold-Formed Steel Construction

Dr. Cheng Yu is a professor and program coordinator in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from the Tsinghua University. Both his MS and PhD were earned from the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Yu’s research interests include thin-walled structures, structural stability, cold-formed steel, and earthquake engineering. Dr. Yu is an active committee member of the American Iron and Steel Institute which developed the North American Cold-Formed Steel Specifications and Standards. Dr Yu’s research has been funded by federal agencies, professional associations, and various industrial sponsors. Dr. Yu is a registered professional engineer in Texas and a Structural Engineering Institute fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

• Chapter 1 – Introduction to recent trends in cold-formed steel constructionLarry W. Williams, Steel Framing Industry Association, USA Part One: Codes, Specifications and Design Methods for Cold-formed Steel Structures Chapter 2 - Recent code development and design specification for cold-formed steel structuresCheng Yu, University of North Texas, USA Chapter 3 – AISI design procedures and practical examples for cold-formed steel structuresCheng Yu, University of North Texas, USA Chapter 4 - Direct strength method (DSM) - a general approach for the design of cold-formed steel structuresDinar Camotim, University of Lisbon, Portugal Part Two: Computational Analysis of Cold-Formed Steel Structures Chapter 5 – Advanced computational tools for elastic buckling analysis of cold-formed steel structuresZhanjie Li, State University of New York, USA Chapter 6 - Optimization techniques for structural analysis of cold-formed steel structuresJiazhen Leng, Johns Hopkins University, USA Part Three: The Structural Performance of Cold-Formed Steel Buildings Chapter 7 - Thermal performance of cold-formed steel structures in fireJean Batista Abreu, John Hopkins University, USA Chapter 8 - Acoustic performance of cold-formed steel buildingsChang Wang and Diane Mynors, University of Sussex, UK Chapter 9 - Floor vibrations in cold-formed steel buildingsLei Xu, University of Waterloo, Canada Chapter 10 – Blast resistance of cold-formed steel buildingsNabil Rahman, The Steel Network Part Four: Innovation and Sustainability in Cold-Formed Steel Construction Chapter 11 – New section shapes using high-strength steels in cold-formed steel structures in AustraliaGregory Hancock and Cao Hung Pham, University of Sydney, Australia Chapter 12 - Sustainable applications of cold-formed steel structures: connections and jointsWei Lu, Aalto University, Finland Chapter 13 - Sustainable applications of cold-formed steel structures; portal framesJames Lim, Queens University, New Zealand