Abstract: Previous research has established that the laser beam diffraction method can be used for measurement of film thicknesses between two adjacent flat surfaces. This paper describes further experimentation ...

Abstract: Full‐scale tests of cold‐formed steel C‐ and Z‐section purlins supporting conventional (through‐fastened) metal‐building roof panels were tested under gravity loading. Both single‐ and triple‐span tests were conducted on ...

Abstract: The work reported here is a simplified approximate analysis to take into account, the effects of allowing the supported edges of a rectangular plate to deflect, both in bending deflection, and ...