AISI CF06-1P

The guide provides practical and detailed recommendations on the use of the Direct Strength Method (DSM). It includes interpretations of elastic buckling analysis results, development of beam and column charts with the DSM, and extensive examples and explanations of how to apply the DSM. As a needed companion document, Appendix 1of the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members Using the Direct Strength Method is provided in Supplement 2004 (SGO5-1)