Cold Formed Ledger Track
Cold Formed Ledger Track
(OP)
Do you ever used a CFM Track as a ledger? Similar to joists framing into a CFM track but the track is bolted to a wall as a ledger board would be. You would then have connections at the top and bottom flanges of the track at each joist. Usually I suppose you would use a clip angle for this type of connection. I could run some numbers but I was curious if there was some sort of standard calc or how common this was.
Thanks.
Thanks.






RE: Cold Formed Ledger Track
I have see the track used as a rim joist on a bearing wall with the joists framing to it, but not a ledger. Seems like it could work if the loads were very, very light. With heavier loads you might use a steel angle for the ledger the track to sit on.
Remember that the track may also have to function as a diaphragm chord member unless there is some other available member to use.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Cold Formed Ledger Track
I could check the track flange for bending, etc. It is similar to how the track acts when supporting a wall subject to wind load so I suppose I could used the same methodology as they do there.
EIT
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RE: Cold Formed Ledger Track
RE: Cold Formed Ledger Track
RE: Cold Formed Ledger Track
RE: Cold Formed Ledger Track
As stated from multiple people above this isn't a typical connection detail that you would see; however, I don't feel it is an unreasonable detail if the applied loads are within reason.
RE: Cold Formed Ledger Track
EIT
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