ASCE 41-06 CHAPTER 8 "No Cold Formed info"

[alumpkin]

I am completing some collapse prevention analysis for cold formed metal framed structures. I need overstrength factors to evaluate the increased capacity of the structural resisting elements using "m" factors. However, ASCE 41-06, the current "bible" for rehab work barley mentions cold formed applications and provides no information for use in x-braced cold formed walls.

Does anybody have any insight in this issue?

Thanks.

 

[ishvaaag]

This thesis quotes overstrength factors for cold members; may or may not be useful to your intent.

http://www.fedoa.unina.it/3268/1/Tesi_di_dottorato_Manuela_Brescia.pdf

 

[alumpkin]

Thanks. Since it appears to be an Italian paper....Grazie, millie grazie.