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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA

Tucson Chapter Lunch Meeting: North American Standards for Cold-Formed Steel Framing

  • 20 Mar 2013
  • 11:30 AM
  • Rincon Market - Corner of Tucson Blvd and 6th St.
  • 9

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  • All Registrations after March 18th

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March Meeting Topic and Speakers:

North American Standards for Cold-Formed Steel Framing

The presentation will provide an overview of the American Iron and Steel Institute cold-formed steel framing standards.  These eight North American standards are applicable in the United States, Canada and Mexico and address such applications as wall assemblies, floor assemblies, roof assemblies, and lateral assemblies.  The standards focus on both design and installation requirements for cold-formed steel assemblies.  Curtain wall and load bearing structural assemblies will be considered.

 

Speaker Bio

Dr. Roger A. LaBoube is Curator’s Teaching Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering and Director of the Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures at the Missouri University of Science & Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla).  Dr. LaBoube holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla.  Dr. LaBoube has an extensive background in the design and behavior of cold-formed steel structures.  His research and design activities have touched on many facets of cold-formed steel construction to include: cold-formed steel beams, panels, trusses, headers, wall studs as well as bolt, weld, and screw connections.  Dr. LaBoube is active in several professional organizations and societies, including a member of the American Iron and Steel Institute’s Committee on Specifications for the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members and a member of the AISI Committee on Framing Standards.  He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Missouri.

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