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CFSEI Kicks Off 2010 Webinar Series: DSM on June 23, 1 p.m. Eastern
 On Wednesday, June 23, at 1 p.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Pacific) Former CFSEI President Ben Schafer, Ph.D, P.E., will deliver a web-based presentation entitled the “Beginners Guide to the Direct Strength Method (DSM) for Cold-Formed Steel Design.” This presentation will cover the latest requirements included in Appendix 1 of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) S100-07: North-American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members. Referenced design examples from CFSEI Technical Note G100-09, Designing Cold-Formed Steel using the Direct Strength Method, will be included. The presentation will last approximately one hour, with time at the end for live questions and comments. The entire session will last 1.5 hours, with professional development hours available. Registration for CFSEI and SFA members is $75; non-members: $100.
DSM is an entirely new design method for cold-formed steel. This method requires no effective width calculations, eliminates tedious iterations to determine section properties, properly includes interaction effects between elements of the cross-section such as the flange and the web, and opens up the potential to create new sections as it is applicable to nearly any shape that can be formed from cold-formed steel (as opposed to just C, Z and hat shapes.) DSM was first available in the appendix to North American design specifications in 2004; with an updated version now in the 2007 S100. This CFSEI seminar introduces designers to DSM, provides step-by-step design examples, and informs users of design resources such as CFSEI Technical Note G100-09 and AISI Design Guide on DSM (CF06-1P.) Registration is now available on the CFSEI website – sign up now at www.cfsei.org for this June 23 event!
L-R: CFSEI President John Matsen, with CFSEI board member Rick Haws and Webinar Presenter Ben Schafer
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