Cold-Formed Steel Design

The increase in the use of cold-formed steel in many building applications is increasing the need for expert advice to understand the properties and design requirements of structural sections that can be used efficiently in many applications where conventional hot rolled steel members prove uneconomic.  However cold-formed steel sections are usually thinner than hot-rolled steel sections and have modes of failure and deformation which are not commonly encountered in normal structural steel design.  In addition, the cold-forming process often produces structural imperfections and residual stresses which are quite different from those of traditional hot-rolled and welded members. 

This webinar contains a series of on-demand pre-recorded presentations which focus on the new developments captured in the latest 5th edition of the ASI Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structures book authored by Emeritus Professor Greg Hancock, Chair of Standards Australia Committee BD-082 responsible for AS/NZS 4600.   The book has major additions including examples of screwed and power-actuated fastener connections, direct strength method design for steel storage racks to the draft of AS 4084.1, and a new chapter on fire design including a direct strength method design example of a wall stud.

The webinar, which lasts for approximately 3 hours, will be available online via your ASI dashboard from Wednesday 10 May to Wednesday 7 June.

What you can expect

• All parts of the webinar are pre-recorded, on-demand videos.
• The pre-recorded webinar will be available to view at your own pace over a 4 week period. 
• You can post questions which will be forwarded to the presenters to answer in a later Q&A session which will also be available to view on-demand.
• A personalised learning experience that maintains a structured self-paced learning approach.
• A comprehensive set of PDF seminar notes for all participants.

For further information, contact:

John Gardner, ASI National Education Manager at: johng@steel.org.au