Cold-Formed Steel Classroom: Intro to AISI S100

Design involves achieving a desired member or connection behavior. AISI S100, North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members provides a means of estimating such behavior. The CFSEI website currently offers a six-lecture series (https://cfseiondemand.com/aisi-standard-courses/) focused on providing the engineering community with an understanding of the AISI S100 specification provisions. However, this current lecture series is based on the 2012 edition of the specification. The authors have recently completed an update of the lecture series PowerPoint slides to reflect the current code adopted AISI S100-16 w/S2.

Because the behavior and design for cold-formed steel (CFS) structures are not taught typically in engineering schools, structural engineers are often required to self-teach these concepts.

This lecture series is intended to provide a basic understanding of the behavior and design principles for CFS members and connections. These principles will be applicable to many aspects of CFS design, including tension members, columns, beams and bolted, welded and screw connections. The lecture material will be applicable for the spectrum of CFS design to include wall studs, joists, purlins, girts, trusses, panels and deck. The use of the AISI S100 will be demonstrated through numerous example problems.

Reinhold Schuster, Ph.D., P. Eng., will introduce this new on-demand CFSEI educational program.

Dr. Schuster is a well known lecturer on the topic of CFS design. Since November 1996, Dr. Schuster and Dr. Roger LaBoube have been co-developers and co-presenters of this lecture series.

Reinhold Schuster, Ph.D., P. Eng.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
University of Waterloo