With today s demanding architectural designs intricate roof lines and aggressive schedules light gauge steel trusses have become a popular product for architects engineers builders and developers.
Light gauge metal roof framing details.
They are intended to provide designers and contractors with guid ance on design detailing and construction of low rise residential buildings that utilize cold formed steel framing members.
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The details contained in this guide are shown over a plywood substrate.
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B shape and dimensions in accordance with gypsum association fire resistance and sound control design manual page 14 as shown at left.
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Most contractors are familiar with the light gauge steel studs and track you can buy at lumberyards and drywall supply houses.
Light gauge steel construction is very similar to wood framed construction in principle the wooden framing members are replaced with thin steel sections.
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Available flanges of 1 1 4 and extra wide 1 1 2.
The steel sections used here are called cold formed sections meaning that the sections are formed or given shape at room temperature.
These products should not be used in design or construction without an independent evaluation by a qualified engineer or architect to verify the suitability.
It is recommended that light gauge roofing be applied on roofs with a minimum slope of 3 inches per foot 3 12.
These details were developed by the light gauge steel engineers association lgsea for the north american steel framing alliance nasfa.
The details contained in this document are intended as a general guide for using steel stud manufacturers association ssma member products.
These studs are usually 25 gauge steel with 1 1 4 inch flanges and are intended for non load bearing applications such as partition walls.
Mwfrs or c c l202 12 diaphragm design with pneumatically driven pins l300 09 design of end posts for diaphragm shear walls s100 16 antiterrorism design requirements for cfs framing t001 09 fire and acoustic rated assemblies for multi unit structures.
