COLD-FORMED STEEL DESIGN KIT (v.2.

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Example Problems for the 2001 North American ColdCold-Formed Steel Specification
All the example problems provided herein are developed based on the 2001 edition of the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members and AISI 2002 Cold-Formed Steel Design Manual. Listed below are the titles of the examples: Gross Section Properties: Gross Section Properties for Channel and Hat Sections (Design Manual Part I) Gross Section Properties for Zee Section (Design Manual Part I) Gross Section Properties for Angle Section (Design Manual Part I) Effective Section Properties: Effective Area for Channel, Zee and Hat Sections with or without Web Hole (Chapter B) New Features added! Channel and Zee Effective Section Modulus about x-Axis (Chapter B) Channel Effective Section Modulus about x-Axis with Consideration of Web Hole (Chapter B) New! Channel and Hat Effective Section Modulus about y-Axis (Chapter B) Effective Width of Compression Stiffened Element with Multiple Intermediate Stiffeners (Section B5.1) New! Member Strengths: Beam Lateral-Torsional Buckling Strength for Bending about x-Axis (Section C3.1.2.1) Lateral-Torsional Buckling Strength for Bending about Nonsymmetric Axis (Section C3.1.2.1) Shear Strength for Stiffened Web (Section C3.2) Web Crippling Strength (Section C3.4) New features added! New features added! New!

Strength of Concentrically Loaded Compression Members (Section C4) Strength of Concentrically Loaded Built-Up Compression Members (Sections C4.5, C4) New! Strength Calculation of Cylindrical Tubular Members (Section C6) Compression Member Strength Increase due to Cold Work of Forming (Section A7.2) Flexural Member Strength Increase due to Cold Work of Forming (Section A7.2) Combined Bending and Compression: Combined Compression and Bending (Section C5.2) Bracing Force: Brace Force Required for C- and Z-Sections (Section D3.2.1) Connection Strengths: Groove Welds in Butt Joints (Section E2.1) Arc Spot Welds (Section E2.2) Arc Seam Welds (Section E2.3) Fillet Welds (Section E2.4) Flare Groove Welds (Section E2.5) Resistance Welds (Section E2.6) Bolted Connection Check (Section E3) Screw Connection Strength (Section E4) New! New!

Shear Rupture (Section E5.1) Block Shear Rupture (Section E5.3) New! New! New! Strength Increase duo to Cold Work of Forming: Compression Member Strength Increase due to Cold Work of Forming (Section A7.2) Flexural Member Strength Increase due to Cold Work of Forming (Section A7.2)

The example problems contained in the Kit were developed under the direction of the American Iron and Steel Institute Committee on Specifications for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members. The AISI Committee wishes to acknowledge and express gratitude to Ms. Helen Chen who was the author of this Design Kit. With anticipated improvements in understanding of the behavior of cold-formed steel and the continuing development of new technology, this material might become dated. It is possible that AISI will attempt to produce updates of this Design Kit, but is not guaranteed. The publication of the materials contained in this Design Kit is not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of the American Iron and Steel Institute or any other person named herein. The materials set forth herein are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered professional engineer. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom. The examples enclosed in this Cold-Formed Steel Design Kit are copyrighted. The examples or any revisions based on these Mathcad examples shall be for your own use only. Any redistribution must first receive permission from AISI. Mathsoft and Mathcad are registered trademarks of Mathsoft, Inc.

Distributed November 2003

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