Cold-Formed Steel Design and Behavior - presenter Roger Laboube, Ph.D, P.E.

The seminar will explore the fundamentals of cold-formed steel design and behavior with an emphasis on the changes in the new 2007 edition of the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members (D100-07). Topics include member design, brace design, and connection design. Design example problems will be presented based on AISI Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design Guide (D110-07). Also, to aid with developing an understanding of cold-formed steel, the similarities between cold-formed and hot-rolled steel will be highlighted.

Roger A. LaBoube, Ph.D., P.E. is Curators Distinguished Teaching Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures at Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla). Dr. LaBoube has extensive industry and academic background related to the behavior and design of cold-formed steel structures. He is a member of the AISI Committees on Specifications and on Framing Standards.

Lateral Systems for Cold-Formed Steel Construction - presenter Jeff Ellis, P.E., S.E.

This presentation will discuss the different lateral systems for cold-formed steel construction. It begins with a discussion of wind and seismic loads and then covers the load paths of how these loads may be transferred from the resisting elements to the supporting elements. The various lateral force resisting systems, typically used in cold-formed steel construction, will then be reviewed. Several examples will be presented from the newly published CFSEI Shear Wall Design Guide (CFSFW09). The presentation will conclude with a review of some recent research as well as the current code requirements for lateral systems. Jeff Ellis, P.E., S.E., Code Report & Branch Engineering Manager for Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc., oversees company code report efforts and manages the engineering department for the southwest division. He is involved in new product development, provides support for existing product lines, and offers technical guidance to customers for connectors, fastening systems, and lateral systems. He was a practicing design engineer for commercial, residential and forensic projects for more than 9 years prior to joining Simpson at the end of 2000.

PASTRIES AND
COFFEE INCLUDED IN
MORNING

Please bring your copies of
these referenced standards
to the Seminar: '08 CFS
Design Manual, '07 NASPEC
(D100-07), '07 CFS Design
Guide (D110-07), '07 Lateral
Design Standard (S213-07),
and New Shear Wall Design
Guide (CFSFW09).

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19, then pick them up the
day of the seminar!
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