Numerical models for lateral behaviour analysis of cold-formed steel framed walls: State of the art, evaluation and challenges

N Usefi, P Sharafi, H Ronagh - Thin-Walled Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Cold-formed steel (CFS) shear walls are the primary lateral load resisting components in
lightweight steel framed (LSF) structures. The development of increasing complex LSF …

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 study of sheathed cold-formed steel beam–columns

C Kyprianou, P Kyvelou, L Gardner, DA Nethercot - Thin-Walled Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
An experimental study of sheathed cold-formed steel C-lipped wall studs, with service holes,
subjected to compression and major axis bending is presented in this paper. A total of 17 …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of the behaviour and capacity of sheathed cold-formed steel stud walls under inward flexural loading

F Yilmaz, J Becque, SM Mojtabaei, I Hajirasouliha - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
A comprehensive experimental programme was designed and executed with the aim of
investigating the out-of-plane bending behaviour and capacity of cold-formed steel (CFS) …

Investigation on sheathing effect and failure modes of gypsum sheathed cold-formed steel wall panels subjected to bending

S Selvaraj, M Madhavan - Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Sheathings and external covering becomes an essential part of the structures, especially
when the structure is constructed using cold-formed steel (CFS). Conventionally, the …

Bracing effect of sheathing in point-symmetric cold-formed steel flexural members

S Selvaraj, M Madhavan - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental investigation on sheathed cold-formed steel wall
panels subjected to out-of-plane loading. The objective is to determine the two-sided …

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 …