Abstract: Manufacturing aspects are playing an increasingly important role in the design and development of building systems. This paper describes the design, development, and testing of a cold-formed steel strong-back system for ...

Abstract: Mechanical clinching was developed originally for the automotive industry. It is now starting to be used in the construction industry in the fabrication of cold-formed steel building systems. Effective, efficient, and ...

Abstract: This paper documents an empirical experiment conducted in August 2014 as proof of concept for a new method of constructing concrete shells. An idea initially presented by the first author in 2012, it uses redeployable ...