Street hardware: poles, fences and other street hardware increasingly utilise cold-formed steel The ASI Steel Shed Group provides specialist knowledge for both designers and suppliers Cold-formed light gauge steel members with bolted or screwed connections are used for the primary structural framing, with roofing and walling membranes comprising purlins, girts and profiled metal sheeting. Roofing and walling systems: comprising purlins, girts and profiled metal sheeting and used extensively on residential, industrial and commercial buildingsĬold-formed portal frames and sheds: comprising a range of sizes of single-level steel buildings for commercial, industrial, agricultural and domestic purposes. Steel for residential construction: steel-intensive traditional single dwelling housing is expanding, recognising the inherent benefits steel can bring over more traditional forms of construction The significant application areas include: Light gauge cold-formed steel is well established in several markets and expanding its footprint in a number of other application areas. W.Case Studies View Case Studies Application areas for cold-formed light gauge steel
Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing – Code of Standard Practice (2005), American Iron and Steel InstituteĬold-Formed Steel Framing Design Guide, D110-07, (2007), American Iron and Steel Instituteīracing Cold-Formed Steel Structures: A Design Guide (2005), ASCEĬold-Formed Steel Design (2000), W. The commentary and explanatory language is identified by a vertical black line along the right margin.ĪISI S200-07, Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing – General Provision (2007), American Iron and Steel InstituteĪISI S201-07, Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing – Product Data (2007), American Iron and Steel InstituteĪISI S210-07, Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing – Floor and Roof System Designs (2007), American Iron and Steel InstituteĪISI S211-07, Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing – Wall Stud Design (2007), American Iron and Steel InstituteĪISI S212-07, Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing – Header Design (2007), American Iron and Steel InstituteĪISI S213-07, Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing – Lateral Design (2007), American Iron and Steel InstituteĪISI S214-07, Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing – Truss Design (2007), American Iron and Steel Institute Additional explanatory language is also provided. The document includes excerpts from the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members and excerpts from the Commentary on the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members. Final design must be based on the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members. This document is intended to serve only as an educational tool. The scope was selected to provide coverage of the high volume application of cold-formed steel in light-framed construction. Connection design is limited to primarily a discussion of screw connections. The document addresses the design for a C-shaped cross section as a flexural member and a compression member. The “Cold-Formed Steel Design for the Student” is intended to aid students in the design of cold-formed steel members and is therefore limited in scope. The list of these standards, as well as other excellent design guides, are provided. However, rather than add to the complexity of the AISI Specification, it was decided that a new family of standards should be developed. Therefore AISI extended its standards development activity to support the growing needs of the cold-formed steel framing industry. Although the AISI Specification had gained acceptance and was in widespread use, there were a number of design issues that were not adequately addressed for this emerging market. These applications include wall, floor and roof framing in a number of building types. Starting in the mid-1990’s, there began an increased interest in cold-formed steel for residential and light commercial framing in the United States.