Comparison of Analysis and Design of Cold For...

Comparison of Analysis and Design of Cold Formed Steel Building and Conventional Steel Building. A Review Paper

Author Name : Shrikant Bhosale, Amey Khedikar

ABSTRACT Cold-formed steel has been one of the most widely used building materials over a range of building applications. The use of cold-formed steel sections has become more common due to its lightness and high structural performance. Although formerly, cold-formed sections were only used as secondary members in concrete and steel structures, but it can be used as main structural elements, to reduce the cost in the construction as well as improve the structural function of a building, It is important to use a material that would provide high strength to weight ratio, and requires simpler and faster construction. Later 1990, concept of cold formed structure is introduced in India. It is very good choice over the conventional steel building for industrial purposes as well as residential purposes. Use of hot rolled shapes is often uneconomical because, the smallest available sections are more than sufficient. To achieve economy cold formed steel is a good option over conventional steel as it is light weight, easy to transport and recyclable. In this project, a comparative study is made between the conventional steel and cold formed steel.