Event

RECSI April Dinner Program "Cold Formed Steel"

Program: Cold Formed Steel

Learn how thin gauges of steel are rolled or pressed to make various steel products and how this technology has become common place in the construction industry. Cold-formed steel is now used to make materials such as columns, beams, joists, studs, floor decking, built-up sections, and other components. Learn about the current applications and advantages of using this technology.

Speaker:

Dennis Fagent, SE

Dennis is a structural engineer and principal of ZFA Structural Engineers. He is currently the President of the Western Chapter of the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Association, a member of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, the Construction Specifications Institute, the Lean Construction Institute, the American Institute of Steel Construction, and the California Society for Hospital Engineers. Dennis has been involved with commercial and residential projects using cold-formed steel throughout the United States and Canada for many years.