Light Gauge Metal Framing Design Guide

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Light gauge metal framing design guide. 54mil 16ga 68mil 14ga and 97mil 12ga products are produced with 50ksi steel unless otherwise noted. Cfsf products include cold formed studs joists rafters trusses and miscellaneous bracing and connection components. Competitiveness of cold formed steel framing in residential and light commercial building construction through improved design and installation standards. Light gauge steel construction is very similar to wood framed construction in principle the wooden framing members are replaced with thin steel sections.

Cold formed steel l header field guide. The calalog should only be used as a guide as these are. No longer just a division between space. Design examples for the design of profiled steel diaphragm panels based on aisi s310 13 2014 edition download cold formed steel framed wood or steel sheathed shear wall assemblies.

Section 2211 cold formed steel light frame construction states that cold formed steel light frame construction the design and installation of the following structural framing systems including their members and connections shall be in accordance with aisi s240 and sections 2211 1 1 which includes. The steeler technical design catalog is a collection of typical designs for steel framing and connections to help guide with your design process. Cold formed steel framing design guide. Designation thickness mils thickness gauge design in minimum thickness1 in color code 33 20 0 0346 0 0329 white 43 18 0 0451 0 0428 yellow.

Lightweight steel framing architectural design guide preface this publication is intended as a guide for designers speci ers and users of lightweight steel framing lsf. Lsf products are cold formed structural members used as studs joists rafters purlins and girts and in assemblies such as steel roof trusses and panelized walls. We see what the future for walls holds and we are acting on it with steel framing products that perform as a system backed by intelligent design tools and fully capable engineering services. Download shear walls diaphragms.

2 33mil 20ga and 43mil 18ga framing products are produced with 33ksi steel. Aisi cold formed steel framing design guide second edition page i. No longer just studs tracks and headers. Light gauge steel framing before the sheeting has been installed.

This publication is intended as a guide for designers of cold formed steel framing cfsf systems for buildings. Floor and roof systems structural. Withdrawn purchase updated.