WASHINGTON –
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI), technical
council of the Steel Framing Alliance, announced that
the publication of a new Design Guide: Cold-Formed
Steel Framed Wood Panel or Steel Sheet Sheathed Shear
Wall Assemblies is printed and available for
online
orders. This new guide helps engineers, specifiers,
and architects develop a better understanding of the
latest code requirements with respect to lateral design
using cold-formed steel framing, and in particular how
shear wall applications can be incorporated into designs
meeting the new codes. It is available for purchase
online at www.cfsei.org.
The Shear Wall Design Guide
provides insight on the latest code provisions, guidance
for shear wall and shear wall component design, and
addresses design and detailing requirements for wind
and seismic forces, including the special detailing
required in high-seismic areas. It contains practical
examples based on AISI S213-04 (AISI-Lateral): Standard
for Cold-Formed Steel Framing – Lateral Design,
referenced by Chapter 22 of the 2006 International Building
Code (IBC) and AISI S213-07 referenced by Chapter 22
of the 2009 IBC.
Primary author of the Shear Wall Design Guide, Jeff
Ellis, P.E. S.E., of Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc. in
Brea, Calif. served as President of CFSEI from 2007-2008,
and chaired the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)
Committee on Framing Standards (COFS) Lateral Design
Subcommittee during that group’s development of
AISI S213-07.
“Light-frame shear walls are an most economical
method for transferring loads imposed by wind and earthquakes,
and they’ve been used successfully as lateral
force resisting elements for years.” Ellis said.
“The Shear Wall Design
Guide is a valuable new resource for contemporary
building designers, exploring both wood panel and steel
sheet sheathed shear wall assemblies used to resist
wind and seismic forces with design and detailing examples
conforming to new code requirements.”
The Shear Wall Design Guide
consists of four main sections:
- Section I – Provides information and background
on the code requirements for and design of shear walls,
describes shear wall types, and discusses the design
of shear walls and shear wall assembly components,
and seismic design considerations. It contains information
on changes to structural requirements for light-frame
structures brought about in the 2006 IBC, which references
AISI S213-04 (AISI-Lateral) and ASCE 7-05 Minimum
Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures.
- Section II – Contains five shear wall design
examples illustrating shear wall design using LRFD
as well as ASD, wood panel as well as steel sheet
sheathing, use of different shear wall types, and
the design of shear walls resisting wind as well as
seismic forces.
- Section III – Explores shear wall component
design and drift analyses using several of the design
examples from Section II.
- Section IV – Contains various details pertaining
to the examples used in the previous sections.
The Shear Wall Design Guide
is available for purchase from the SFA/CFSEI
online store.
Source: Steel Framing Alliance
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