WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 2016 —The Cold-Formed Steel
Engineers Institute (CFSEI) will host a webinar on “Cold-Formed Steel
Trusses and Blast Loads” on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
The webinar is designed for architects, engineers, building officials
and contractors. Participants are eligible for 1.5 PDHs.
Cold-formed steel trusses provide a durable and economical roof
framing solution for buildings with pitched roofs, yet are not included
as a conventional construction option in UFC 4-010--01, DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings.
This webinar will provide an overview of issues that should be
considered when specifying or designing cold-formed steel trusses to
resist air blast loading, including: 1) Test data that sheds light on
limit states and the inelastic response behavior of cold-formed steel;
2) Characteristics associated with air blast loading applied to pitched
roofs; 3) An overview of two analytical methods (i.e., single degree-of-
freedom and finite element) that can be employed to analyze cold-formed
steel trusses for air blast loading, including attendant assumptions,
boundary condition considerations, and the limitations associated with
each; 4) An overview of information that should be included in a
delegated design specification; and 5) Two examples to illustrate the
concepts discussed.
The webinar will be conducted by Mark Weaver, a Senior Engineer at
Karagozian & Case, Inc. (K&C), where he utilizes engineering and
computational methods to analyze and design a wide variety of
structural components to resist the effects of blast and impact loads.
Mr. Weaver has designed new blast-resistant window, door, wall and roof
systems using single degree-of-freedom and high-fidelity physics-based
finite element models. He has investigated the performance and potential
failure modes of cold-formed steel systems via quasi-static laboratory
and live-fire field testing, and has served as a blast engineering
consultant for several federal and commercial projects in the U.S. and
internationally. He is experienced with the application of Unified
Facilities Criteria (UFC), particularly UFC 4-010-01, UFC 3-340-01, and
UFC 3-340-02, and the analytical methods described within.
Mr. Weaver graduated from the University of Southern California
with Magna Cum Laude honors and went on to receive both his Master of
Civil Engineering and Master of Engineering Management degrees from The
Johns Hopkins University and Duke University, respectively. He is a
licensed Professional Engineer (Civil) and Structural Engineer in the
state of California.
More information on the webinar and registration details is available at www.cfsei.org.
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute comprises hundreds of
structural engineers and other design professionals who are finding a
better way to produce safe and efficient designs for commercial and
residential structures with cold-formed steel. CFSEI members work
together to develop and evolve industry standards and design methods,
produce and issue technical bulletins, and provide seminars and online
training to improve the knowledge and skills base of engineers and
design professionals. For more information, visit www.cfsei.org.
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