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Schafer in the news

February 10, 2022 bschafe2 Uncategorized

A lot happened in 2021 for Professor Schafer, here are some articles that summarize the latest. NSF grant on wind

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award winning paper!

October 22, 2020 bschafe2 Uncategorized

Thin-walled Structures Group Ph.D. student Astrid Fischer took home the Best Student Presentation Award at the 2020 Cold-Formed Steel Structures

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Bracing CFS STUD Walls – Final Report

August 29, 2020 bschafe2 Uncategorized

Today the TW Group released their Final Report on the AISI and SFIA sponsored effort to investigate the strength of

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Cyclic tests on Steel Sheet Shear Wall Connections

July 30, 2020 bschafe2 Uncategorized

Johns Hopkins University Thin-walled group researchers Zhidong Zhang and Ben Schafer released a test report today investigating the fastener-level force-deformation

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System Reliability Analysis of Metal building Roofs

June 2, 2020 bschafe2 Uncategorized

Thin-walled group researchers Shahab Torabian and Ben Schafer released a new report today assessing the potential for system reliability benefits

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TW GrOUP LEADS SUmmER SYMPOSIUM

May 27, 2020 bschafe2 Uncategorized

The TW group led and participated in the 26/27 May 2020 CFSRC Summer Symposium. Full details on the symposium are

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IN THE LAB

March 27, 2020 bschafe2 Uncategorized

The Thin-walled Structures team convened in the lab on 9 March 2020. Pictured from L to R seated are Zhidong

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Steel Diaphragm Innovation Initiative

March 27, 2020 bschafe2 Uncategorized

The Thin-walled Structures Group has been a leading contributor to the Steel Diaphragm Innovation Initiative (SDII) since its creation in

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Bracing in Stud Walls

March 27, 2020 bschafe2 Uncategorized

A new report has just been released based on experimental testing in the Thin-walled Structures lab to explicitly reveal how

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Reports from the Team

March 27, 2020 bschafe2 Uncategorized

Reports from the Thin-walled Structures Group, including all past project reports, are managed by CFSRC and housed at DSPACE in

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Big Blue Baby Testing Rig

Testing

Cyclic Fastener Response

Modeling

Signature Curve Buckling Analysis

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