State-of-the-art review on measurement techniques and numerical modeling of geometric imperfections in cold-formed steel members

R Aktepe, BG Erkal - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Cold-formed steel (CFS) members are susceptible to geometric imperfections due to the
high length-to-thickness ratio of the flat partitions, in other words, high slenderness …

Structural design of cold-formed steel face-to-face connected built-up beams using direct strength method

S Selvaraj, M Madhavan - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The structural behavior of cold-formed steel (CFS) built-up beams that are gaining interest in
the construction industry is investigated in this study. As per the current American Iron and …

Design of cold-formed steel back-to-back connected built-up beams

S Selvaraj, M Madhavan - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Built-up sections are commonly used in cold-formed steel (CFS) structures. The built-up
sections are either welded or mechanically fastened based on the need and necessity …

Investigation on sheathing-fastener connection failures in cold-formed steel wall panels

S Selvaraj, M Madhavan - Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Torsional buckling is a common mode of failure in highly slender Cold-formed Steel (CFS)
stud wall frames. The torsional buckling mode will induce pull-through in sheathings …

Experimental and numerical study on flexural behaviour of cold-formed steel hat-shaped beams with geometrical imperfections

R Aktepe, BG Erkal - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Experimental and numerical studies are conducted to investigate cold-formed hat-shaped
members' flexural behaviour and determine the effects of different parameters on the …

Flexural behaviour and design of cold-formed steel wall panels sheathed with particle cement board

S Selvaraj, M Madhavan - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The bracing effect of Particle Cement Board (PCB) sheathing for the Cold-formed steel
(CFS) wall stud is explored in this study. Owing to the higher slenderness, the CFS wall stud …

Data driven models for capacity prediction of CFS lipped channel flexural members

VM Sreedevi, VE Parvathi, K Rajneesh, S Aswin… - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) is considered as a sustainable material and CFS
members are becoming popular nowadays as primary or secondary load carrying structural …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigation into the performance of cold-formed steel framed shear walls with openings under in-plane lateral loads

S Kechidi, O Iuorio - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, there has been a resurgence in the adoption of lightweight cold-formed steel
(CFS) profiles as structural elements in low-to mid-rise modular construction. Typically …

Influence of sheathing-fastener connection stiffness on the design strength of cold-formed steel wall panels

S Selvaraj, M Madhavan - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
This paper investigates the bracing effect of sheathing fastener connection on point-
symmetric shaped cold formed steel (CFS) studs through full-scale laboratory tests. The test …

Structural behaviour and design of plywood sheathed cold-formed steel wall systems subjected to out of plane loading

S Selvaraj, M Madhavan - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2020 - Elsevier
An experimental study was conducted to explore the strength contribution of plywood
sheathing boards that are regularly used in the cold-formed steel (CFS) wall panel …