About the author  ⁄ Roger L. Brockenbrough, P.E., F.ASCE

Roger Brockenbrough is an Engineering Consultant involved in the development of technical information to facilitate improved designs in steel. He is a Member of the AISI Committee on Specifications and an Emeritus Member of the AISC Committee on Specifications. (rogerlbrock@msn.com)

In 2016, AISI S100, North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members (or Specification), was updated with an entirely new layout which is parallel in format with ANSI/AISC 360, Specification for Structural Steel Buildings. Also, the Direct Strength Method has been integrated into the body of AISI S100, which enables engineers to design cold-formed steel members with unconventional cross-sections.

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