Special-section steel bars are hot-rolled bars that have been cold-drawn to a designer’s or manufacturer’s specifications. Usually they are given the cross-section and size of a part they will be used ...

Cold-formed steel (CFS) has emerged as a versatile and sustainable material in modern construction, offering considerable advantages in terms of weight, ease of fabrication and enhanced performance ...

This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Academia and industry are collaborating in a new effort to engineer earthquake-ready ...

DYERSVILLE, Iowa, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearSpan Structures is excited to announce the official launch of their Cold Formed Steel Buildings, giving them one of the most complete structural ...

The CFS-NEES Phase 2 building was ultimately framed with nonstructural elements including exterior OSB, interior drywall, stairways, interior partition walls, and exterior weatherproofing. When ...