Where safety, performance, and innovation meet. Evaluating products is critical to ensuring safety and performance in the construction industry. For structural steel, there are two main types used in building construction: hot-rolled steel shapes and cold-formed steel shapes. While hot-rolled steel has traditionally been commonly utilized, cold-formed steel is gaining popularity due to its flexibility and efficiency. Thus, assessing the safety and performance of cold-formed steel products is important, given their increasing use in construction. While established building codes provide standards for hot-rolled steel, there are limited criteria available for innovative and proprietary cold-formed steel support systems.
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