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AISI publishes Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design Guide, 2016 Edition

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AISI publishes Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design Guide, 2016 Edition

Updates 2007 edition; includes five comprehensive design examples.


By Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor | April 4, 2016
AISI publishes Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design Guide, 2016 Edition

Photo: Alan Lam/Creative Commons.

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published AISI D110-16 - Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design Guide, 2016 Edition, to assist practicing structural engineers in designing cold-formed steel framing systems. 

The publication provides a review of basic structural principles and five comprehensive design examples that cover wind-bearing and axial load-bearing stud walls and joists. This issue of the design guide updates the 2007 edition.

For more information, visit www.smdisteel.org or www.buildusingsteel.org.

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