COLDCOLD-FORMED STEEL DESIGN DOCUMENTS

Dr. Roger LaBoube

Curators Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director Wei Wen Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures

Goal of This Presentation

Provide overview of cold-formed steel colddesign specification and design standards used in the construction industry industry.

Standards Hierarchy
General Provisions

Specification
Design Standards

Requirements for engineered or prescriptive design

Prescriptive Method for One and Two Family Dwellings

AISI North American Specification

Design S D i Specification f C ld-F ifi ti for Cold Formed Steel Coldd St l in Construction

AISI Framing Standards

General Purpose: p

AISI S200-07: General Provisions S200AISI S201-07: Product Standard S201Code of Standard Practice, 2006 Edition , AISI S210-07: Floor and Roof System Design S210AISI S211-07: Wall Stud Design S211AISI S212-07: Header Design S212AISI S213-07: Lateral Design S213AISI S214-07: Truss Design S214AISI S230-07: Prescriptive Method for One and Two Family S230Dwellings D lli

Engineering Design Standards:

Prescriptive Methods:

Code of Standard Practice

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H.

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OF MATERIALS CONTRACT DOCUMENTS INSTALLATION DRAWINGS MATERIALS INSTALLATION QUALITY CONTROL CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS

Scope
Defines

and sets forth accepted norms of good practice for fabrication and installation of cold-formed steel structural coldframing Supplement to legal building regulation Would be used unless there are differing instructions i th contract documents i t ti in the t td t Voluntary document

Model Documents
AISC

- Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges SJI Recommended Code of Standard Practice for Steel Joists and Joist Girders

Summary y

The Age-Old Question: Who is Ageresponsible f what? ibl for h t? The Age-Old Answer: Good AgeCommunication Communication Code of Standard Practice Contract Documents nothing replaces the need for a set of well thoughtthought-out and executed contract documents. documents

These documents compliment each other

Example
Responsibilities for field modifications and repairs must be clearly defined and communicated comm nicated

Prescriptive Method p

Consists of design tables and construction details

Prescriptive Method Tables and Details

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