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Optimization of cold‐formed steel products: achievements, challenges and opportunities
Author(s) -
Becque Jurgen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ce/papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2509-7075
DOI - 10.1002/cepa.1048
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , field (mathematics) , cold formed steel , architectural engineering , engineering , engineering ethics , mechanical engineering , management science , history , mathematics , archaeology , structural engineering , finite element method , pure mathematics
ABSTRACT Given the current expansion in the use of cold‐formed steel, the emergence of increasingly complex cross‐sectional shapes, the continual advances in manufacturing and the increasingly important quest for efficient and sustainable construction solutions, the optimization of cold‐formed steel products is an exceedingly relevant research field. The prolific publication of research papers in this area encountered over the past decade is testament to this. This paper aims to explore the general state‐of‐the art of this research field, as well as present a summary of research conducted at the University of Sheffield over the past five years and place it in a wider context. Further advancements needed in this field are also discussed.