Effect of stressed-skin action on optimal design of cold-formed steel square and rectangular-shaped portal frame buildings

• Main Authors: Wrzesien, Andrzej M., Phan, Duoc T., Lim, James B. P., Lau, Hieng Ho, Hajirasouliha, Iman, Tan, Cher Siang
• Format: Article
• Published: Korean Society of Steel Construction 2016
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/69302/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13296-016-6004-2
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Cold-formed steel (CFS) portal frames can be a viable alternative to conventional hot-rolled steel portal frames. They are commonly used for low-rise commercial, light industrial and agricultural buildings. In this paper, the effect of stressed-skin action on the optimum design of CFS portal frames...