Development of buildings from cold-formed profiles

Abstract

In recent years, in the field of metal structures great attention has been paid to the construction of thin-sheeted cold-formed profiles, active discussions, including scientific circles, are taking place around the newly-issued SP 260.1325800.2016 "Steel thin-walled constructions from cold-formed profiles and corrugated sheets". At the same time, buildings from cold-formed profiles have appeared for a long time, there is quite a lot of experience in erecting and operating such structures both in Russia and abroad.

The article presents the main stages of the development of steel structures from the cold-formed profile. We observed the process of their development from the moment of their appearance on the market up to their realization in the unique modern constructions of our time.

The history of the development of cold-formed profiles originates in the USA, and it developed in parallel in Russia. A powerful leap in the development of these constructive elements is associated with the end of World War II. Approximately at the same time, the first standards for the design of structures from elements were issued.

The article gives an overview of soviet and foreign experience in working with thin-sheeted structures from cold profiles, their features and development process under market conditions.