Behaviour of cold-formed steel shear walls under horizontal and vertical loads

Shear walls made of cold-formed steel with sheathing on one or both sides are composite structures. They can carry horizontal and vertical loads. Based on the results of a large series of tests a design procedure was developed that allows for the design of walls carrying horizontal and vertical loads. In addition to this a model is introduced by which the stabilising effect of the sheeting for the cold-formed sections can be assessed.