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Innovative Residential Floor Construction: Horizontal Diaphragm Values for Cold-Formed Steel Framing
For centuries home builders in the United States have made wood their material of choice because of its satisfactory performance, abundant supply and relatively low cost. However, over the past several years, lumber prices have increased and builders have become concerned with the quality of lumber. Consequently, builders and other providers of affordable housing are seeking functional and competitive alternative building materials and methods. This report looks at the use of cold-formed steel (CSF) as an alternative to wood. CFS is suitable for residential floor framing systems, but there are some technical barriers that limited the use of CFS. This report establishes appropriate design values for CFS horizontal diaphragms in support of safe and affordable housing design. This analysis is important especially for buildings located in areas of the United States that are prone to hurricanes and earthquakes.
Innovative Residential Floor Construction: Horizontal Diaphragm Values for Cold-Formed Steel Framing
For centuries home builders in the United States have made wood their material of choice because of its satisfactory performance, abundant supply and relatively low cost. However, over the past several years, lumber prices have increased and builders have become concerned with the quality of lumber. Consequently, builders and other providers of affordable housing are seeking functional and competitive alternative building materials and methods. This report looks at the use of cold-formed steel (CSF) as an alternative to wood. CFS is suitable for residential floor framing systems, but there are some technical barriers that limited the use of CFS. This report establishes appropriate design values for CFS horizontal diaphragms in support of safe and affordable housing design. This analysis is important especially for buildings located in areas of the United States that are prone to hurricanes and earthquakes.
Innovative Residential Floor Construction: Horizontal Diaphragm Values for Cold-Formed Steel Framing
N. R. Elhajj (author)
1999
60 pages
Report
No indication
English
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