Abstract: The behavior and design of hot-rolled and cold-formed steel square and rectangular hollow section (SHS and RHS) columns, made of both normal- and high-strength material, are addressed in this paper. A series of experiments ...

Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive experimental study of the buckling behavior of ferritic stainless steel tubular section beam-column structural members subjected to unequal end moments. Testing was carried out on two ...

Abstract: Stainless steel structural sections possess several features that result in a significantly different response to that of equivalent carbon steel sections. To date these features have not been fully recognized in design ...

Abstract: Aluminum alloys are used in a wide range of engineering applications and are gaining increasing usage in the construction sector, offering high strength-to-weight ratios and good durability. In this paper, a series of ...

Abstract: The concept and structural benefits of prestressing cold-formed steel beams are explored in the present paper. In the proposed system, prestressing is applied by means of a high-strength steel cable located within the cross ...

Abstract: An experimental study was conducted into the degree of composite action that can arise between cold-formed steel joists and wood-based flooring panels. A series of material, push-out and 4-point bending tests were carried ...

Abstract: High-strength aluminum alloys are emerging and gaining increasing prominence in structural engineering. The structural behavior and design of 7A04-T6 high-strength aluminum alloy equal-leg angle-section columns under axial ...