<p>Chapter 1 – Introduction to recent trends in cold-formed steel construction</p> <p>Larry W. Williams, Steel Framing Industry Association, USA</p> <p><br>Part One: Codes, Specifications and Design Methods for Cold-formed Steel Structures</p> <p><br>Chapter 2 - Recent code development and design specification for cold-formed steel structures</p> <p>Cheng Yu, University of North Texas, USA</p> <p><br>Chapter 3 – AISI design procedures and practical examples for cold-formed steel structures</p> <p>Cheng Yu, University of North Texas, USA</p> <p><br>Chapter 4 - Direct strength method (DSM) - a general approach for the design of cold-formed steel structures</p> <p>Dinar Camotim, University of Lisbon, Portugal</p> <p><br>Part Two: Computational Analysis of Cold-Formed Steel Structures </p> <p><br>Chapter 5 – Advanced computational tools for elastic buckling analysis of cold-formed steel structures</p> <p>Zhanjie Li, State University of New York, USA</p> <p><br>Chapter 6 - Optimization techniques for structural analysis of cold-formed steel structures</p> <p>Jiazhen Leng, Johns Hopkins University, USA</p> <p><br>Part Three: The Structural Performance of Cold-Formed Steel Buildings </p> <p><br>Chapter 7 - Thermal performance of cold-formed steel structures in fire</p> <p>Jean Batista Abreu, John Hopkins University, USA</p> <p><br>Chapter 8 - Acoustic performance of cold-formed steel buildings</p> <p>Chang Wang and Diane Mynors, University of Sussex, UK</p> <p><br>Chapter 9 - Floor vibrations in cold-formed steel buildings</p> <p>Lei Xu, University of Waterloo, Canada</p> <p><br>Chapter 10 – Blast resistance of cold-formed steel buildings</p> <p>Nabil Rahman, The Steel Network</p> <p><br>Part Four: Innovation and Sustainability in Cold-Formed Steel Construction</p> <p><br>Chapter 11 – New section shapes using high-strength steels in cold-formed steel structures in Australia</p> <p>Gregory Hancock and Cao Hung Pham, University of Sydney, Australia</p> <p><br>Chapter 12 - Sustainable applications of cold-formed steel structures: connections and joints</p> <p>Wei Lu, Aalto University, Finland</p> <p><br>Chapter 13 - Sustainable applications of cold-formed steel structures; portal frames</p> <p>James Lim, Queens University, New Zealand</p>
