The wider use of cold-formed steel framing is hindered by the lack of generic sections. This study puts forth an effort to develop a performance section designation code without specifying the geometry of the sections. A PC-based program to analyze C-section was developed and used to produce typical Performance Section Tables for both wall studs and joists.
For curtain walls the <i>Uniform Lateral Load Capacity Tables</i> and for bearing walls the <i>Axial Load with Specified Lateral Load Tables</i>, the <i>Strong Axis Axial Load Capacity Charts</i>, and the <i>Weak Axis and Torsional Axial Load Capacity Charts</i> were developed. The typical design aids for roof/floor joists include the <i>Uniform Load Capacity Tables</i> for single and two continuous spans, the <i>Moment-Shear Interaction Capacity Charts</i>, and the <i>Web Crippling Capacity Tables</i>. Design examples are provided to illustrate the usage of the above tables and charts. / Master of Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/44402 |
| Date | 22 August 2009 |
| Creators | N'emedi, Zsolt V. |
| Contributors | Civil Engineering |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, Text |
| Format | vii, 124 leaves, BTD, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | OCLC# 29551619, LD5655.V855_1993.N463.pdf |
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