Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits What can be done when a structural member requires a high-load capacity? The common solution is to design a built-up profile consisting of two or more cold-formed steel (CFS) framing sections. Built-up … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has been involved in the support of research and the development and maintenance of cold-formed steel codes, standards and specifications for 90 years. AISI … 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 Structural materials are a major contributor to a building’s embodied carbon footprint. Embodied carbon represents the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the manufacturing, construction and demolition of the building’s components. Therefore, structural … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits The word “resilience” has gotten lots of use during the past few years as extreme weather, fires, earthquakes, and even pandemics have battered our supply chains and communities. As humans inhabiting this … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits The webinar introducing AISI S250, North American Standard for Thermal Transmittance of Building Envelopes with Cold-Formed Steel Framing, will walk attendees through the history, development and contents of the AISI S250 standard. … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits The webinar will be presented as a panel interactive session, with Jeffrey Klaiman, P.E., principal in charge of structural engineering at ADTEK Engineers, Inc. as the lead presenter. Panelists will include Don … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits Creating an inclusive work environment is not just the “right thing to do.” Inclusive behaviors are tied to higher levels of individual performance and firm profits; yet creating and working in an … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits This webinar will focus on the ideation, development, analysis and experimental evaluation of an innovative lightweight modular floor system utilizing cold-formed steel. As part of a research project funded by the American … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits The concepts of cold-formed steel behavior and design are not typically taught in engineering schools and therefore engineers are often required to self-teach these concepts. Therefore, if you are an entry level … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits The webinar will discuss wind provisions of ASCE 7/ IBC (International Building Code) that are frequently misunderstood or incorrectly applied with a particular emphasis on cold-formed steel structures, including building enclosure classification, … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits Structural and non-structural elements are often connected to concrete structures by means of concrete anchors. Anchors are either cast-in the concrete during construction, or post-installed when the concrete has cured. There are … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits Cold-formed steel structural members are commonly subjected to torsion. The torsional behavior of open cross-sections can be complex, involving both warping torsion and St. Venant torsion. Most structural engineering curriculums do not … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits Curtain walls with various types of cladding are commonly used for many modern structures and are often framed with cold-formed steel. Curtain walls are typically attached to the main building frame and … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits The webinar will provide an overview of shear wall design principles as presented in AISI D113-19, Cold-Formed Steel Shear Wall Design Guide, 2019 Edition including: Load Path; Wind and Seismic Considerations; Type … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits This webinar will cover the basic design of cold-formed steel light frame diaphragms as envisioned in the provisions articulated in AISI S100-16, North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural … Read More
Continuing Education Credits Available – 1.5 PDH Credits This webinar on mid-rise construction using light weight steel framing will cover light gauge steel wall framing and C-joists, composite deck and concrete, precast concrete, steel beams and deck and light gauge … Read More
Presenters Kara Peterman Research on Cold-Formed Steel Diaphragms: Shake Table and Cantilever Testing of Cold-Formed Steel Diaphragms Impact of Attachment Pattern on Out-of-Plane Buckling Strength in Steel Deck Cyclic Performance of Thin Steel Deck Side Lap and Frame Connections Steel … Read More
This Research Report Session was organized by AISI Committee on Specifications and Committee on Framing Standards and covers the following presentations: – CFS Clip Angles with Multiple Lines of Screws (UNT) by Dr. Cheng Yu – Steel Stud Assemblies Bearing … Read More