Abstract
Slotted cold-formed steel studs are used in load bearing external plasterboard
walls. The cold-formed steel studs in these walls are supported by and joined to track profiles at the bottom and top level. In this paper the load bearing studs are tested in compression in order to observe the behaviour of the studs and the track joints. The experiments include a joint design with a special web stiffener used in practice. The studs are made of C-profiles and the tracks of U-profiles. Eight different test series are performed. The test series each
have different column lengths, thicknesses, and are both with and without web stiffeners to see the influence of these on the joint behaviour and load bearing capacity of the slotted coldformed steel studs.
walls. The cold-formed steel studs in these walls are supported by and joined to track profiles at the bottom and top level. In this paper the load bearing studs are tested in compression in order to observe the behaviour of the studs and the track joints. The experiments include a joint design with a special web stiffener used in practice. The studs are made of C-profiles and the tracks of U-profiles. Eight different test series are performed. The test series each
have different column lengths, thicknesses, and are both with and without web stiffeners to see the influence of these on the joint behaviour and load bearing capacity of the slotted coldformed steel studs.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of Nordic Steel Construction Conference 2015 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | Nordic Steel Construction Conference 2015 - Tampere, Finland Duration: 23 Sept 2015 → 25 Sept 2015 Conference number: 13 |
Conference
| Conference | Nordic Steel Construction Conference 2015 |
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| Number | 13 |
| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Tampere |
| Period | 23/09/2015 → 25/09/2015 |