Cold-FormedSteelDesign
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Wei-WenYu
MissouriUniversityofScienceandTechnology Rolla,Missouri
RogerA.LaBoube
MissouriUniversityofScienceandTechnology Rolla,Missouri
HelenChen
AmericanIronandSteelInstitute Washington,DC
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CHAPTER1INTRODUCTION1
1.1GeneralRemarks1
1.2TypesofCold-FormedSteelSectionsandTheirApplications2
1.3MetalBuildingsandIndustrializedHousing7 1.4MethodsofForming13
1.5ResearchandDesignSpecifications15
1.6GeneralDesignConsiderationsofCold-FormedSteelConstruction21
1.7EconomicDesignandOptimumProperties26
1.8DesignBasis27
1.9Serviceability35
CHAPTER2MATERIALSUSEDINCOLD-FORMEDSTEELCONSTRUCTION37
2.1GeneralRemarks37
2.2YieldStress,TensileStrength,andStress–StrainCurve44
2.3ModulusofElasticity,TangentModulus,andShearModulus45
2.4Ductility45
2.5Weldability47
2.6FatigueStrengthandToughness48
2.7InfluenceofColdWorkonMechanicalPropertiesofSteel48
2.8UtilizationofColdWorkofForming51
2.9EffectofTemperatureonMechanicalPropertiesofSteel53
2.10TestingofFullSectionsandFlatElements54
2.11ResidualStressesDuetoColdForming55
2.12EffectofStrainRateonMechanicalProperties57
CHAPTER3STRENGTHOFTHINELEMENTSANDDESIGNCRITERIA59
3.1GeneralRemarks59
3.2DefinitionsofTerms59
3.3StructuralBehaviorofCompressionElementsandEffectiveWidthDesign Criteria61
3.4PerforatedElementsandMembers97
3.5DirectStrengthMethodandConsiderationofLocalandDistortional Buckling100
3.6PlateBucklingofStructuralShapes117
3.7AdditionalInformation117
CHAPTER4FLEXURALMEMBERS119
4.1GeneralRemarks119
4.2BendingStrengthandDeflection119
4.3DesignofBeamWebs183
4.4BracingRequirementsofBeams209
4.5TorsionalAnalysisofBeamsandCombinedBendingandTorsionalLoading216
4.6AdditionalInformationonBeams216
CHAPTER5COMPRESSIONMEMBERS217
5.1GeneralRemarks217
5.2ColumnBuckling218
5.3LocalBucklingInteractingwithYieldingandGlobalBuckling226
5.4DistortionalBucklingStrengthofCompressionMembers228
5.5EffectofColdWorkonColumnBuckling228
5.6NorthAmericanDesignFormulasforConcentricallyLoadedCompression Members230
5.7EffectiveLengthFactor K 234
5.8Built-UpCompressionMembers236
5.9BracingofAxiallyLoadedCompressionMembers237
5.10DesignExamples238
5.11CompressionMembersinMetalRoofandWallSystems247
5.12AdditionalInformationonCompressionMembers250
CHAPTER6COMBINEDAXIALLOADANDBENDING251
6.1GeneralRemarks251
6.2CombinedTensileAxialLoadandBending251
6.3CombinedCompressiveAxialLoadandBending(Beam–Columns)253
6.4MemberForcesConsideringStructuralStability261
6.5NorthAmericanDesignCriteriaforBeam–ColumnCheck265
6.6DesignExamples266
6.7AdditionalInformationonBeam–Columns283
CHAPTER7CLOSEDCYLINDRICALTUBULARMEMBERS285
7.1GeneralRemarks285
7.2TypesofClosedCylindricalTubes285
7.3FlexuralColumnBuckling285
7.4LocalBuckling286
7.5NorthAmericanDesignCriteria289
7.6DesignExamples293
CHAPTER8CONNECTIONS297
8.1GeneralRemarks297
8.2TypesofConnectors297
8.3WeldedConnections297
8.4BoltedConnections316
8.5ScrewConnections327
8.6Power-ActuatedFasteners331
8.7OtherFasteners334
8.8RuptureFailureofConnections336
8.9I-orBox-ShapedCompressionMembersMadebyConnectingTwo C-Sections337
8.10I-BeamsMadebyConnectingTwoC-Sections340
8.11SpacingofConnectionsinCompressionElements342
CHAPTER9SHEARDIAPHRAGMSANDROOFSTRUCTURES345
9.1GeneralRemarks345
9.2SteelShearDiaphragms345
9.3StructuralMembersBracedbyDiaphragms358
9.4ShellRoofStructures367
9.5MetalRoofSystems378
9.6ShearWalls380
CHAPTER10CORRUGATEDSHEETS381
10.1GeneralRemarks381 10.2Applications381
10.3SectionalPropertiesandDesignofArc-andTangent-Type CorrugatedSheets381
10.4SectionalPropertiesandDesignofTrapezoidal-TypeCorrugated Sheets386
CHAPTER11COMPOSITEDESIGN389
11.1GeneralRemarks389
11.2Steel-Deck-ReinforcedCompositeSlabs389 11.3CompositeBeamsorGirdersWithCold-FormedSteelDeck390
CHAPTER12LIGHT-FRAMECONSTRUCTION393
12.1GeneralRemarks393 12.2FramingStandards393 12.3DesignGuides406
APPENDIXATHICKNESSOFBASEMETAL407
APPENDIXBTORSION409
APPENDIXCFORMULASFORCOMPUTINGCROSS-SECTIONALPROPERTY �� y 421
APPENDIXDDEFINITIONSOFTERMS423 NOMENCLATURE429
ACRONYMSANDABBREVIATIONS443
CONVERSIONTABLE445 REFERENCES447 INDEX513
PREFACE
Thisfiftheditionofthebookhasbeenpreparedtoprovide readerswithabetterunderstandingoftheanalysisanddesign ofthethin-walled,cold-formedsteelstructuresthathave beensowidelyusedinbuildingconstructionandotherareas inrecentyears.Itisarevisedversionofthefirstauthor’s book, Cold-FormedSteelDesign, fourthedition,published byJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.in2010.Alltherevisionsare basedonthe2016editionoftheNorthAmericanSpecification,whichincorporatedtheDirectStrengthMethod intothemainbodyoftheSpecification,andreorganized thechapterstobeconsistentwithhot-rolledsteeldesign specification,1.411 publishedbyAmericanInstituteofSteel Construction.
Thematerialwasoriginallydevelopedforgraduate coursesandshortcoursesintheanalysisanddesignof cold-formedsteelstructuresandisbasedonexperiencein design,research,anddevelopmentoftheAmericanIronand SteelInstitute(AISI)andNorthAmericandesigncriteria.
Throughoutthebook,descriptionsofthestructural behaviorofcold-formedsteelmembersandconnections aregivenfromboththeoreticalandexperimentalpointsof view.Thereasonsandjustificationforthevariousdesign provisionsoftheNorthAmericanspecificationarediscussed atlength.Consequentlythetextnotonlywillbeinstructive forstudentsbutalsocanserveasamajorsourceofreference forstructuralengineersandresearchers.
Toreflectthechangeinformatandtheinclusionofthe DirectStrengthMethodintothemainbodyoftheSpecification,allchaptershavebeencompletelyrevisedaccordingto thereorganizedlayoutoftheNorthAmericanSpecification andframingstandards.
Chapter1includesageneraldiscussionoftheapplication ofcold-formedsteelstructuresandareviewofpreviousand recentresearch.Italsodiscussesthedevelopmentofdesign specificationsandthemajordifferencesbetweenthedesign
ofcold-formedandhot-rolledsteelstructuralmembers. Becauseofthemanyresearchprojectsinthefieldthat havebeenconductedworldwideduringthepast43years, numerouspapershavebeenpresentedatvariousconferences andpublishedinanumberofconferenceproceedingsand engineeringjournals.Atthesametime,newdesigncriteria havebeendevelopedinvariouscountries.Thesenewdevelopmentsarereviewedinthischapter.NewSections1.8and 1.9discusstheAISISpecification’sdesignbasisforstrength andserviceability.
Sincematerialpropertiesplayanimportantroleinthe performanceofstructuralmembers,thetypesofsteeland theirmostimportantmechanicalpropertiesaredescribedin Chapter2.ThemechanicalpropertiesofASTMA1063steel sheetsareaddedinTable2.1.
InChapter3,thestrengthofthinelementsanddesign criteriaarediscussedtoacquaintthereaderwiththefundamentalsofbucklingmodestobeconsideredincold-formed steeldesign,suchaslocalanddistortionalbucklingandpostbucklingstrengthofthinplates,andwiththebasicconcepts usedindesign.Theanalyticalandnumericalapproaches fordetermininglocalanddistortionalbucklingstrengthsare discussedinthischapter.Thischapteralsointroducesthe definitionsofcommonlyusedtermsincold-formedsteel design.TheconceptsoftheEffectiveWidthMethodandthe DirectStrengthMethodarediscussedwiththelimitsofapplicabilityofthesemethods.
Chapter4dealswiththedesignofflexuralmembers. Thecontentshavebeenreorganizedtobeconsistentwith the2016editionoftheNorthAmericanSpecification.This chapterdiscussestheflexuralmemberstrengthsduetoglobal buckling,localbucklinginteractingwithglobalbuckling, anddistortionalbuckling.Italsoincludesnewandrevised designprovisionsoninelasticreservecapacityofbeams, memberswithholes,shearstrengthofwebs,webcrippling
strengthandcombinationwithbending,bearingstiffeners inC-sectionbeams,bracingrequirements,combinationof bendingandtorsion,andbeamshavingoneflangeattached toametalroofsystem.
Thedesignproceduresforcompressionmembersare discussedinChapter5.Thecontentshavebeenreorganized tobeconsistentwiththe2016editionoftheNorthAmericanSpecification.Thischapterdiscussesthecompressive memberstrengthsduetoglobalbuckling,localbuckling interactingwithglobalbuckling,anddistortionalbuckling. Italsoincludesprovisionsaboutthedesignofbuilt-up members,bracingrequirements,andcompressionmembers havingoneflangeattachedtoametalroofsystem.
Inthe2016editionoftheNorthAmericanspecification, theDirectAnalysisMethodwasintroducedtoconsiderthe second-ordereffectinstructuralanalysis.ThisDirectAnalysisMethodisdiscussedinChapter6.Inaddition,revisions havebeenmadeonthedesignofbeam–columnsusingASD, LRFD,andLSDmethods.
Chapter7coversthedesignofclosedcylindricaltubes. Thisrevisedchapterreflectstherearrangementofdesign provisionsintheNorthAmericanspecification.
Likethememberdesign,thedesignofconnectionshas beenupdatedinChapter8usingtheASD,LRFD,and LSDmethodswithadditionalandreviseddesignprovisionsforbearingstrengthbetweenboltsandconnected parts,combinedshearandtensioninfasteners,blockshear strength,reviseddesigninformationonscrewconnections, andpower-actuatedfasteners.
Becausevarioustypesofstructuralsystems,suchas sheardiaphragmsandshellroofstructures,havebecome increasinglypopularinbuildingconstruction,Chapter9 containsdesigninformationonthesetypesofstructural systems.RevisionsaremadereflectingthenewNorthAmericanstandardofAISIS310forprofiledsteeldiaphragm panels.
Thesectionalpropertiesofstandardcorrugatedsheetsare discussedinChapter10becausetheyhavelongbeenusedin buildingsforroofing,siding,andotherapplications.Minor revisionshavebeenmadeinthechapter.
Steeldecksarewidelyusedinbuildingconstruction. ConsequentlytheupdatedinformationinChapter11on theiruseinsteel-deck-reinforcedcompositeslabsand compositebeamsistimely.
In2015,theAISIdesignstandardsforcold-formedsteel framingwereconsolidated.Thesestandardsarespecifically applicableforresidentialandcommercialconstruction.As aresult,Chapter12hasbeencompletelyrewrittenbasedon newandconsolidatedAISIstandards.
Itisobviousthatabookofthisnaturewouldnothave beenpossiblewithoutthecooperationandassistanceof
manyindividuals,organizations,andinstitutions.Itisbased primarilyontheresultsofcontinuingresearchprogramson cold-formedsteelstructuresthathavebeensponsoredby theAmericanIronandSteelInstitute(AISI),theASCE, theCanadianSheetSteelBuildingInstitute(CSSBI),the Cold-FormedSteelEngineersInstitute(CFSEI)oftheSteel FramingAlliance(SFA),theMetalBuildingManufacturers Association(MBMA),theMetalConstructionAssociation (MCA),theNationalScienceFoundation(NSF),theRack ManufacturersInstitute(RMI),theSteelDeckInstitute (SDI),theSteelFramingIndustryAssociation(SFIA),the SteelStudManufacturersAssociation(SSMA),andother organizationslocatedintheUnitedStatesandabroad.The publicationsrelatedtocold-formedsteelstructuresissued byAISIandotherinstitutionshavebeenveryhelpfulforthe preparationofthisbook.
Thefirstauthorisespeciallyindebtedtohisteacher,the lateDr.GeorgeWinterofCornellUniversity,whomade contributionsofpronouncedsignificancetothebuilding professioninhisoutstandingresearchoncold-formedsteel structuresandinthedevelopmentofAISIdesigncriteria.A considerableamountofmaterialusedinthisbookisbased onDr.Winter’spublications.
OursincerethanksgotoMr.RobertJ.Wills,VicePresident,ConstructionMarketDevelopment,SteelMarket DevelopmentInstitute(abusinessunitoftheAmericanIron andSteelInstitute),forpermissiontoquotefreelyfrom theNorthAmericanSpecification, Commentary, Design Manual, FramingStandards, DesignGuides,andotherAISI publications.Anexpressionofappreciationisalsodueto themanyorganizationsandindividualsthatgrantedpermissionforthereproductionofquotations,graphs,tables,and photographs.Creditsfortheuseofsuchmaterialsaregiven inthetext.
WeareverygratefultoMrs.ChristinaStratmanforher kindassistanceinthepreparationofthisbook.Thefinancial assistanceprovidedbytheMissouriUniversityofScience andTechnologythroughthefirstauthor’sCurators’ProfessorshipandthesponsorsfortheWei-WenYuCenterfor Cold-FormedSteelStructuresisappreciated.
Thisbookcouldnothavebeencompletedwithoutthehelp andencouragementoftheauthors’wives,Yueh-HsinYuand KarenLaBoube,andhusband,ChunweiHuang,aswellas fortheirpatience,understanding,andassistance.
Wei-WenYu RogerA.LaBoube Hong(Helen)Chen Rolla,Missouri March2019
CHAPTER1 Introduction
1.1GENERALREMARKS
Insteelconstruction,therearetwomainfamiliesofstructuralmembers.Oneisthefamiliargroupofhot-rolled shapesandmembersbuiltupofplates.Theother,less familiarbutofgrowingimportance,iscomposedofsections coldformedfromsteelsheet,strip,plate,orflatbarin roll-formingmachinesorbypressbrakeorbendingbrake operations.1.1,1.2,1.3 ∗ Thesearecold-formedsteelstructural members.Thethicknessofsteelsheetorstripgenerally usedincold-formedsteelstructuralmembersrangesfrom 0.0149in.(0.378mm)toabout 1 4 in.(6.35mm).Steelplates andbarsasthickas1in.(25.4mm)canbecoldformed successfullyintostructuralshapes.1.1,1.4,1.314,1.336,1.345
Althoughcold-formedsteelsectionsareusedincar bodies,railwaycoaches,varioustypesofequipment,storage racks,grainbins,highwayproducts,transmissiontowers, transmissionpoles,drainagefacilities,andbridgeconstruction,thediscussionsincludedhereinareprimarilylimited toapplicationsinbuildingconstruction.Forstructuresother thanbuildings,allowancesfordynamiceffects,fatigue,and corrosionmaybenecessary.1.314,1.336,1.345,1.417
Theuseofcold-formedsteelmembersinbuilding constructionbeganinaboutthe1850sinboththeUnited StatesandGreatBritain.However,suchsteelmembers werenotwidelyusedinbuildingsuntilaround1940.The earlydevelopmentofsteelbuildingshasbeenreviewedby Winter.1.5–1.7
Since1946theuseandthedevelopmentofthin-walled cold-formedsteelconstructionintheUnitedStateshave beenacceleratedbytheissuanceofvariouseditionsof the“SpecificationfortheDesignofCold-FormedSteel StructuralMembers”oftheAmericanIronandSteelInstitute (AISI).1.267,1.345 Theearliereditionsofthespecificationwere basedlargelyontheresearchsponsoredbyAISIatCornell UniversityunderthedirectionofGeorgeWinter.Ithasbeen revisedsubsequentlytoreflectthetechnicaldevelopments andtheresultsofcontinuingresearch.1.267,1.336,1.346,1.416,1.417 Ingeneral,cold-formedsteelstructuralmembersprovide thefollowingadvantagesinbuildingconstruction:
1.Ascomparedwiththickerhot-rolledshapes, cold-formedlightmemberscanbemanufactured forrelativelylightloadsand/orshortspans.
2.Unusualsectionalconfigurationscanbeproduced economicallybycold-formingoperations(Fig.1.1), andconsequentlyfavorablestrength-to-weightratios canbeobtained.
3.Nestablesectionscanbeproduced,allowingfor compactpackagingandshipping,aswellasfor developingefficientstructuralapplications.
∗ Thereferencesarelistedatthebackofthebook.
Figure1.1 Variousshapesofcold-formedsections.1.1
4.Load-carryingpanelsanddeckscanprovideuseful surfacesforfloor,roof,andwallconstruction,andin othercasestheycanalsoprovideenclosedcellsfor electricalandotherconduits.
5.Load-carryingpanelsanddecksnotonlywithstand loadsnormaltotheirsurfaces,buttheycanalsoactas sheardiaphragmstoresistforceintheirownplanesif theyareadequatelyinterconnectedtoeachotherandto supportingmembers.
Comparedwithothermaterialssuchastimberand concrete,thefollowingqualitiescanberealizedfor cold-formedsteelstructuralmembers1.8,1.9 :
1.Lightness
2.Highstrengthandstiffness
3.Easeofprefabricationandmassproduction
4.Fastandeasyerectionandinstallation
5.Substantialeliminationofdelaysduetoweather
6.Moreaccuratedetailing
7.Nonshrinkingandnoncreepingatambienttemperatures
8.Formworkunneeded
9.Termiteproofandrotproof
10.Uniformquality
11.Economyintransportationandhandling
12.Noncombustibility
13.Recyclablematerial
Thecombinationoftheabove-mentionedadvantagescan resultincostsavingsinconstruction(www.buildsteel.org).
1.2TYPESOFCOLD-FORMEDSTEELSECTIONS ANDTHEIRAPPLICATIONS
Cold-formedsteelstructuralmemberscanbeclassifiedinto twomajortypes:
1.Individualstructuralframingmembers
2.Panelsanddecks
Thedesignandtheusageofeachtypeofstructural memberhavebeenreviewedanddiscussedinanumberof publications.1.5–1.75,1.267–1.285,1.349,1.358,1.418
1.2.1IndividualStructuralFramingMembers
Figure1.2showssomeofthecold-formedsectionsgenerally usedinstructuralframing.Theusualshapesarechannels
Figure1.2 Cold-formedsectionsusedinstructuralframing.1.6 (C-sections),Z-sections,angles,hatsections,I-sections, T-sections,andtubularmembers.Previousstudieshave indicatedthatthesigmasection(Fig.1.2d)possessesseveral advantages,suchashighload-carryingcapacity,smaller blanksize,lessweight,andlargertorsionalrigidityas comparedwithstandardchannels.1.76
Ingeneral,thedepthofcold-formedindividualframing structuralmembersrangesfrom2to16in.(50.8to406mm), andthethicknessofmaterialrangesfrom0.0329to0.1180 in.(0.836to2.997mm).Insomecases,thedepthofindividualmembersmaybeupto18in.(457mm),andthethicknessofthemembermaybe 1 2 in.(12.7mm)orthickerin transportationandbuildingconstruction.Cold-formedsteel platesectionsinthicknessesofuptoabout 3 4 or1in.(19.1or 25.4mm)havebeenusedinsteelplatestructures,transmissionpoles,andhighwaysignsupportstructures.
Inviewofthefactthatthemajorfunctionofthistype ofindividualframingmemberistocarryload,structuralstrengthandstiffnessarethemainconsiderations indesign.Suchsectionshavecommonlybeenusedas primaryframingmembersinbuildingshavingmultiple storiesinheight.1.278 In2000,the165-unitHolidayInnin FederalWay,Washington,utilizedeightstoriesofaxialload bearingcold-formedsteelstudsastheprimaryload-bearing system.1.357 Figure1.3showsamid-riseconstruction building.Cold-formedsteelformid-riseconstructionhas becomepopularforthesebuildingsthattypicallymay rangefrom4to12storieshigh.Chapter12providesadditionaldiscussionofcold-formedsteelapplicationsforlowandmid-riseconstruction.Additionalinformationmay alsobeobtainedat www.buildsteel.org.Intallmultistory buildingsthemainframingistypicallyofheavyhot-rolled
Figure1.3 Buildingcomposedentirelyofcold-formedsteelsections.CourtesyofDonAllen.
shapesandthesecondaryelementsmaybeofcold-formed steelmemberssuchassteeljoists,studs,decks,orpanels (Figs.1.4and1.5).Inthiscasetheheavyhot-rolledsteel shapesandthecold-formedsteelsectionssupplementeach other.1.264
AsshowninFigs.1.2and1.6–1.10,cold-formedsections arealsousedaschordandwebmembersofopenwebsteel joists,spaceframes,arches,andstorageracks.
1.2.2PanelsandDecks
Anothercategoryofcold-formedsectionsisshownin Fig.1.11.Historically,thesesectionsaregenerallyusedfor roofdecks,floordecks,wallpanels,sidingmaterial,and bridgeforms.Recently,profileddeckhasbeenusedfor shearwall.Somedeeperpanelsanddecksarecoldformed withwebstiffeners.
Compositetruss–panelsystemprefabricatedbyLacledeSteelCompany.
Figure1.5 Cold-formedsteeljoistsusedtogetherwithhot-rolledshapes.CourtesyofStran-Steel Corporation.
Thedepthofpanelsgenerallyrangesfrom9/16to7 1 2 in. (14.2to191mm),andthethicknessofmaterialsranges from0.018to0.075in.(0.457to1.91mm).Thisisnotto suggestthatinsomecasestheuseof0.012-in.(0.305-mm) steel-ribbedsectionsasload-carryingelementsinroofand wallconstructionwouldbeinappropriate.
Steelpanelsanddecksnotonlyprovidestructural strengthtocarryloads,buttheyalsoprovideasurfaceon whichflooring,roofing,orconcretefillcanbeapplied, asshowninFig.1.12.Theycanalsoprovidespacefor
electricalconduits,ortheycanbeperforatedandcombined withsoundabsorptionmaterialtoformanacoustically conditionedceiling.Thecellsofcellularpanelsarealso usedasductsforheatingandairconditioning.
Inthepast,steelroofdecksweresuccessfullyused infolded-plateandhyperbolicparaboloidroofconstruction,1.13,1.22,1.26,1.30,1.34,1.35,1.72,1.77–1.84 asshownin Figs.1.13and1.14.Oneoftheworld’slargestcold-formed steelprimarystructuresusingsteeldeckingforhyperbolic paraboloids,designedbyLevZetlinAssociates,isshownin
Figure1.4
Figure1.6 Cold-formedsteelsectionsusedinspaceframes.CourtesyofUnistrutCorporation.
Figure1.7 Cold-formedsteelmembersusedinspacegridsystem.CourtesyofButlerManufacturingCompany.
Figure1.8 Cold-formedsteelmembersusedina100 × 220 × 30-ft(30.5 × 67.1 × 9.2-m)triodetic arch.CourtesyofButlerManufacturingCompany.
Figure1.9 Hangar-typearchstructuresusingcold-formedsteelsections.CourtesyofArmcoSteel Corporation.1.6
Fig.1.15.1.82 Roofdecksmaybecurvedtofittheshapeofan archedroofwithoutdifficulty.Someroofdecksareshipped tothefieldinstraightsectionsandcurvedtotheradiusofan archedroofatthejobsite(Fig.1.16).Inotherbuildings,roof deckshavebeendesignedasthetopchordofprefabricated openwebsteeljoistsorrooftrusses(Fig.1.17).1.85,1.86 In Europe,TRP200decking(206mmdeepby750mmpitch) hasbeenusedwidely.IntheUnitedStates,thestandingseam metalroofhasanestablishedtrackrecordinnewconstructionandreplacementforbuilt-upandsingle-plysystemsin manylow-risebuildings.
Figure1.11alsoshowscorrugatedsheets,whichareoften usedasrooforwallpanelsandindrainagestructures.Theuse ofcorrugatedsheetsasexteriorcurtainwallpanelsisillustratedinFig.1.18a.Ithasbeendemonstratedthatcorrugated
sheetscanbeusedeffectivelyinthearchedroofsofundergroundsheltersanddrainagestructures.1.87–1.89
Thepitchofcorrugationsusuallyrangesfrom1 1 4 to3in. (31.8to76.2mm),andthecorrugationdepthvariesfrom 1 4 to1in.(6.35to25.4mm).Thethicknessofcorrugated steelsheetsusuallyrangesfrom0.0135to0.164in.(0.343to 4.17mm).However,corrugationswithapitchofupto6in. (152mm)andadepthofupto2in.(50.8mm)arealsoavailable.SeeChapter10forthedesignofcorrugatedsteelsheets basedontheAISIpublications.1.87,1.88 Unusuallydeep corrugatedpanelshavebeenusedinframelessstressed-skin construction,asshowninFig.1.18b.Theself-framing corrugatedsteelpanelbuildingprovedtobeaneffective blast-resistantstructureintheNevadatestsconductedin 1955.1.90
(b) (a)
Figure1.19showstheapplicationofstandingseamroof systems.Thedesignofbeamshavingoneflangefastenedtoa standingseamroofsystemandthestrengthofstandingseam roofpanelsystemsarediscussedinChapter4. Inthepastfourdecades,cold-formedsteeldeck hasbeensuccessfullyusednotonlyasformworkbut alsoasreinforcementofcompositeconcretefloorand roofslabs.1.55,1.91,1.103 Thefloorsystemsofthistypeof
compositesteeldeck-reinforcedconcreteslabarediscussed inChapter11.
1.3METALBUILDINGSANDINDUSTRIALIZED
HOUSING
Single-storymetalbuildingshavebeenwidelyusedin industrial,commercial,andagriculturalapplications.Metal
Figure1.10 Rackstructures.CourtesyofUnarcoMaterialsStorage.
Figure1.11 Decks,panels,andcorrugatedsheets.
Figure1.12 Cellularfloorpanels.CourtesyofH.H.RobertsonCompany.
Figure1.13 Cold-formedsteelpanelsusedinfolded-plateroof.CourtesyofH.H.Robertson Company.
Figure1.14 Hyperbolicparaboloidroofofweldedlaminatedsteeldeck.Reprintedfrom ArchitecturalRecord, March1962.CopyrightbyMcGraw-HillBookCo.,Inc.1.79
Figure1.15 SuperbayhangarforAmericanAirlinesBoeing747sinLosAngeles.1.82 Courtesyof LevZetlinAssociates,Inc.
Figure1.16 Archedroofcurvedatjobsite.CourtesyofDonnProductsCompany.
Figure1.17 Steeldeckisdesignedasthetopchordofprefabricatedopenwebsteeljoists.Courtesy ofInland-RyersonConstructionProductsCompany.
Figure1.18 (a)Exteriorcurtainwallpanelsemployingcorrugatedsteelsheets.1.87 (b)Frameless stressed-skinconstruction.CourtesyofBehlenManufacturingCompany.
buildingsystemshavealsobeenusedforcommunity facilitiessuchasrecreationbuildings,schools,and churches.1.104,1.105 Metalbuildingsprovidethefollowing majoradvantages:
1.Attractiveappearance
2.Fastconstruction
3.Lowmaintenance
4.Easyextension
5.Lowerlong-termcost
Ingeneral,smallerbuildingscanbemadeentirely ofcold-formedsections(Fig.1.20),andrelativelylarge buildingsareoftenmadeofweldedsteelplaterigidframes withcold-formedsectionsusedforgirts,purlins,roofs,and walls(Fig.1.21).
Thedesignofpre-engineeredmetalbuildingsisoften basedonthe MetalBuildingSystemsManual issuedbythe MetalBuildingManufacturersAssociation(MBMA).1.360 The2012editionoftheMBMAmanualisarevisedversion ofthepreviousmanual.Thenewmanualincludes(a)load
Figure1.19 Applicationofstandingseamroofsystems.Courtesy ofButlerManufacturingCompany.
applicationdata[InternationalBuildingCode(IBC)2006 loads],(b)craneloads,(c)serviceability,(d)common industrypractices,(e)guidespecifications,(f)AISC-MB certification,(g)windloadcommentary,(h)fireprotection, (i)wind,snow,andraindatabyU.S.county,(j)aglossary,(k)anappendix,and(l)abibliography.Inaddition, MBMAalsohaspublishedthe MetalRoofSystemsDesign Manual 1.361 Itincludessystemscomponents,substrates, specificationsandstandards,retrofit,commonindustry practices,design,installation,energy,andfireprotection.Additionalinformationmaybelocatedat www.mbma .com.
Thedesignofsingle-storyrigidframesistreatedextensivelybyLeeetal.1.107 InCanadathedesign,fabrication,and
erectionofsteelbuildingsystemsarebasedonastandardof theCanadianSheetSteelBuildingInstitute(CSSBI).1.108 Industrializedhousingcanbesubdividedconveniently into(1)panelizedsystemsand(2)modularsystems.1.109,1.278 Inpanelizedsystems,flatwall,floor,androofsections areprefabricatedinaproductionsystem,transportedto thesite,andassembledinplace.Inmodularsystems, three-dimensionalhousingunitsegmentsarefactorybuilt, transportedtothesite,liftedintoplace,andfastenedtogether. Inthe1960s,undertheSchoolConstructionSystems DevelopmentProjectofCalifornia,fourmodularsystemsof schoolconstructionweredevelopedbyInlandSteelProductsCompany(modularsystemasshowninFig.1.17), MacomberIncorporated(V-Lokmodularcomponentsystem asshowninFig.1.22),andRheem/DudleyBuildings(flexiblespacesystem).1.110
In1970RepublicSteelCorporationwasselectedbythe DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopmentunderthe OperationBreakthroughProgramtodevelopamodular systemforhousing.1.111 Panelsconsistingofsteelfacings withaninsulatedcorewereusedinthissystem.
Buildinginnovationalsoincludestheconstructionof unitizedboxes.Theseboxesareplannedtobeprefabricated ofroomsize,fullyfurnished,andstackedinsomemanner tobeahotel,hospital,apartment,orofficebuilding.1.25,1.112 Formultistorybuildingstheseboxescanbesupportedbya mainframingmadeofheavysteelshapes.
Inthepast,cold-formedsteelstructuralcomponents havebeenusedincreasinglyinlow-risebuildingsand residentialsteelframing.Considerableresearchand
Figure1.20 Smallbuildingmadeentirelyofcold-formedsections.CourtesyofStran-Steel Corporation.1.6
Figure1.21 Standardizedbuildingmadeoffabricatedrigidframewithcold-formedsectionsfor girts,purlins,roofs,andwalls.CourtesyofArmcoSteelCorporation.
Figure1.22 V-Lokmodularcomponentsystem.CourtesyofMacomberIncorporated.
developmentactivitieshavebeenconductedcontinuouslybynumerousorganizationsandsteelcompanies.1.21,1.25,1.27,1.28,1.113–1.116,1.280–1.301 Inadditiontothestudy oftheload-carryingcapacityofvariousstructuralcomponents,recentresearchworkhasconcentratedon(1)joining methods,(2)thermalandacousticalperformanceofwall panelsandfloorandroofsystems,(3)vibrationalresponse ofsteeldecksandfloorjoists,(4)foundationwallpanels,(5) trusses,and(6)energyconsiderations.Chapter12provides someinformationonrecentdevelopments,designstandards,anddesignguideforcold-formedsteellight-frame construction.
InEuropeandothercountriesmanydesignconcepts andbuildingsystemshavebeendeveloped.Fordetails,see Refs.1.25,1.140–1.143,1.117,1.118,1.268,1.270,1.271, 1.273,1.275,1.290,1.293,and1.297.
1.4METHODSOFFORMING
Threemethodsaregenerallyusedinthemanufactureof cold-formedsectionssuchasillustratedinFig.1.1:
1.Coldrollforming
2.Pressbrakeoperation
3.Bendingbrakeoperation
1.4.1ColdRollForming1.1,1.119
Themethodofcoldrollforminghasbeenwidelyusedfor theproductionofbuildingcomponentssuchasindividual structuralmembers,asshowninFig.1.2,andsomeroof, floor,andwallpanelsandcorrugatedsheets,asshownin Fig.1.11.Itisalsoemployedinthefabricationofpartitions, framesofwindowsanddoors,gutters,downspouts,pipes, agriculturalequipment,trucks,trailers,containers,railway passengerandfreightcars,householdappliances,andother products.Sectionsmadefromstripsupto36in.(915mm) wideandfromcoilsmorethan3000ft(915m)longcanbe producedmosteconomicallybycoldrollforming.
Themachineusedincoldrollformingconsistsofpairs ofrolls(Fig.1.23)whichprogressivelyformstripsintothe finalrequiredshape.Asimplesectionmaybeproducedby asfewassixpairsofrolls.However,acomplexsectionmay requireasmanyas15setsofrolls.Rollsetuptimemaybe severaldays.
Thespeedoftherollingprocesstypicallyrangesfrom 20to300ft/min(6to92m/min).Theusualspeedisinthe rangeof75–150ft/min(23–46m/min).Atthefinishend,the completedsectionmaybecuttorequiredlengthsbyanautomaticcutofftoolwithoutstoppingthemachine.Maximum
cutlengthsareusuallybetween20and40ft(6and12m).The flatsheetmaybecuttolengthpriortotherollingprocess.
Asfarasthelimitationsforthicknessofmaterialare concerned,carbonsteelplateasthickas 3 4 in.(19mm)canbe rollformedsuccessfully,andstainlesssteelshavebeenroll formedinthicknessesof0.006–0.30in.(0.2–7.6mm).The sizerangesofstructuralshapesthatcanberollformedon standardmill-typecold-roll-formingmachinesareshownin Fig.1.24.
Thetolerancesinrollformingareusuallyaffectedbythe sectionsize,theproducttype,andthematerialthickness. ThefollowinglimitsweregivenbyKirkland1.1 asrepresentativeofcommercialpractice,butdonotnecessarilyrepresent currentindustrytolerances:
Piecelength,using automaticcutoff ± 1 64 1 8 in.(0.4–3.2mm)
Straightnessandtwist ± 1 64 1 4 in.(0.4–6.4mm)in 10ft(3m)
Cross-sectionaldimensions
Fractional ± 1 64 1 16 in.(0.4–1.6mm)
Decimal ±0.005–0.015in. (0.1–0.4mm)
Angles ±1∘ –2∘
Table1.1givesthefabricationtolerancesasspecifiedby theMBMAforcold-formedsteelchannelsandZ-sections tobeusedinmetalbuildingsystems.1.360 Allsymbols usedinthetablearedefinedinFig.1.25.ThesametolerancesarespecifiedinthestandardoftheCSSBI.1.108 For lightsteelframingmembers,theAISIframingstandard S240-151.400,1.432 includesmanufacturingtolerancesfor structuralmembers.Thesetolerancesforstudsandtracks arebasedontheAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials (ASTM)standardC955-11.SeeTable1.2andFig.1.26.For additionalinformationonrollforming,seeRef.1.119.
1.4.2PressBrake
Thepressbrakeoperationmaybeusedunderthefollowing conditions:
1.Thesectionisofsimpleconfiguration.
2.Thereisasmallrequiredquantity.
Theequipmentusedinthepressbrakeoperationconsists essentiallyofamovingtopbeamandastationarybottom bedonwhichthediesapplicabletotheparticularrequired productaremounted,asshowninFig.1.27.
Figure1.23 Cold-roll-formingmachine.
