CFS Shear Wall
CFS Shear Wall
(OP)
I've researched Dietrich, The Steel Network and Simpson for products and components.
The building is 60'x100' rectangle with bump-outs. OWSJ on mild-steel frame. CFS stud in-fill.
I've got 17' tall exterior walls (with 3'-0" parapet), loaded with small windows that are not conveniently stacked above each other. It appears that my walls are too high for the Simpson Strong-Wall. Further, I do not want to have the contractor to "thread" steel rod through the studs. I believe the best route for wind shear is the continuous strap with gussets and holdown anchors or tension ties to foundation at the perimeter studs.
In the few pictorial or photo examples I see in the literature researched, I notice that the strap and gussets are on BOTH sides of the CFS stud walls. Is this typical? Recommended? Required? (Please provide AISI Spec. reference, if so - I don't see it.)
Can anyone recommend resources or methods other than what is specified above?
Thank you all!
The building is 60'x100' rectangle with bump-outs. OWSJ on mild-steel frame. CFS stud in-fill.
I've got 17' tall exterior walls (with 3'-0" parapet), loaded with small windows that are not conveniently stacked above each other. It appears that my walls are too high for the Simpson Strong-Wall. Further, I do not want to have the contractor to "thread" steel rod through the studs. I believe the best route for wind shear is the continuous strap with gussets and holdown anchors or tension ties to foundation at the perimeter studs.
In the few pictorial or photo examples I see in the literature researched, I notice that the strap and gussets are on BOTH sides of the CFS stud walls. Is this typical? Recommended? Required? (Please provide AISI Spec. reference, if so - I don't see it.)
Can anyone recommend resources or methods other than what is specified above?
Thank you all!






RE: CFS Shear Wall
For flat strap braced walls, the shoe is typically welded to the side of the stud that accepts the brace.
RE: CFS Shear Wall
http://www.aegismetalframing.com/assets/pdf/Steele...
When you say infill - you mean the CFS wall is not load bearing but it is responsible to resist lateral forces?
EIT
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RE: CFS Shear Wall
RE: CFS Shear Wall