Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits ASCE 7-22 introduces substantial modifications to the way seismic forces on non-structural CFS components are determined. Under the new code, the building’s height and seismic force-resisting system (SFRS) can significantly affect the … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits Cold-formed steel framing often requires use of exterior continuous insulation to achieve code-compliant thermal and moisture performance. But, how can we attach cladding and other exterior elements through a layer of rigid … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits This presentation explores the challenges of designing radiused cold-formed steel (CFS) members from a practical engineering perspective. While traditionally used in straight applications, radiused CFS members offer a versatile, lightweight, and cost-effective … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits For engineers new to the design of cold-formed steel framing there are a myriad of questions that arise. For example, let’s consider the following CFSEI hotline inquiry. I am designing a four-story … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits The analysis and design of floor and roof diaphragms is a fundamental aspect of cold-formed steel structures. The shape of diaphragms in mid-rise cold-formed steel (CFS) structures are usually complex and irregular … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits This webinar investigates the structural performance of a novel, nonproprietary composite steel floor system designed for rapid assembly in residential and similar applications. The primary version of the system comprises two opposing … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits Primary steel manufacturing is nearly as old as human civilization dating back to the preindustrial days of crucible steel production. However, the industrial revolution accelerated the mass production of steel through the … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits Cold-formed steel (CFS) joists and trusses have high strength-to-weight ratios and good overall economy, so they are popular choices for floor framing members. As is the case with most types of floor … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits To advance resilient seismic solutions for tall wood buildings, a shake table test program of a full-scale 10-story building with mass timber rocking walls was conducted in 2023 at the NHERI@UC San … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits Progressive collapse guidelines for DoD buildings were first introduced in 2001 to provide design requirements to reduce the potential of disproportionate collapse for new and existing DoD facilities in an extreme blast … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits This webinar will discuss an alternative design approach, namely the “Direct Stiffness-Strength method” (DSSM) for the incorporation of the bracing effect of sheathing in the design of sheathed cold-formed steel (CFS) structural … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits The demand for data centers is steadily increasing throughout the United States (and worldwide). Cold-formed steel framing and cold-formed steel strut members have become integral pieces in the construction of the data … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits To provide state-of-the art knowledge regarding the behavior and design of cold-formed steel members and connection CFSEI has updated 32 Tech Notes. These updates reflected both editorial corrections and changes in the … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 2 PDHs Credit AISI S100-16: North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members This course covers eleven sections of AISI S100-16 Series: – Introduction/Materials – Local Buckling (EWM) – Tension Members – … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 2 PDHs Credit AISI S100-16: North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members This course covers eleven sections of AISI S100-16 Series: – Introduction/Materials – Local Buckling (EWM) – Tension Members – … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 2 PDHs Credit AISI S100-16: North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members This course covers eleven sections of AISI S100-16 Series: – Introduction/Materials – Local Buckling (EWM) – Tension Members – … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 2 PDHs Credit AISI S100-16: North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members This course covers eleven sections of AISI S100-16 Series: – Introduction/Materials – Local Buckling (EWM) – Tension Members– Compression Members– Members … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 8 PDHs Credit AISI S100-16: North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members This course covers eleven sections of AISI S100-16 Series: – Introduction/Materials – Local Buckling (EWM) – Tension Members – … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits While there are a variety of popular topics in cold-formed steel (CFS) engineering, in this CFSEI webinar Zane Clark, P.E., S.E., and Josh Garton, P.E., S.E., of McClure will focus on two … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits A historical challenge for the cold-formed steel industry has been the generation of many disparate physical test data sets without much dedicated effort on collecting and curating that data. A non-profit data-driven … Read More