Simpson Strong-Tie Sponsors Phase of Cold-Formed Steel Seismic Tests
Simpson Strong-Tie donated product and provided technical expertise for the CFS-NEES project, a series of earthquake tests for cold-formed steel-framed buildings. As part of the final phase of a three-year, National Science Foundation-funded research project led by Johns Hopkins University, the purpose of the tests is to better understand the overall system performance of cold-formed steel-framed buildings and to develop performance-based design methodology for seismic resistance.
As a manufacturer of lateral systems for seismic resistance, Simpson Strong-Tie served on the project’s advisory board and donated connectors and fasteners for the two-story cold-formed steel building.