Low-Rise Residential Construction Details







Introduction

These details were developed by the Light Gauge Steel Engineers

Association (LGSEA) for the North American Steel Framing Alliance

(NASFA). They are intended to provide designers and contractors with guidance

on design, detailing, and construction of low-rise residential buildings that

utilize

cold-formed steel framing members. Details contained in this document were

selected based on their cost effectiveness at the time of this publication. Efforts

have been made to present accurate, reliable, and useful information. The

connections between members are shown as screw connections; other types

of connections such as welds, bolts, powder-actuated fasteners, clinches, or

pneumatically driven fasteners are acceptable. Although it is common for

cold-formed

steel framing members to have web “punchouts” for passing bracing

or utilities, punchouts are shown in some details only. Punchouts are acceptable

and vary in size, configuration, and spacing depending on the manufacturer

and/or design. NASFA acknowledges Nader Elhajj, P.E., for assembling

and drafting the details. Special appreciation is extended to Kevin Bielat

of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and Tim Waite of NASFA for their

assistance and guidance. NASFA recognizes the following LGSEA com


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