do i need to specify cold formed steel vendor?
do i need to specify cold formed steel vendor?
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I haven't used cold formed steel. I only used hot rolled on all my projects.
When specifying say C12 cold formed steel, do I need to specify a vendor?
Loads are negligible, I just need to correctly call out a C channel cold formed steel with 12" depth
When specifying say C12 cold formed steel, do I need to specify a vendor?
Loads are negligible, I just need to correctly call out a C channel cold formed steel with 12" depth






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how should I call out a cold formed?
I'm tempted to call out like this 12S075 by Vulcraft or equivalent
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If it is delegated it could be specified pretty minimally as long as loads are defined and design criteria is provided.
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When we are doing the CFS design in house we typically spec it similar to mike20793.
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They use the same designation as what mike20793 indicated
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Dik
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As others have suggested, all the delegated designer needs is a stud depth and they should be good to go from there.
Sometimes engineers size all the cold form (depth, flange width, mils, spacing, connections etc) yet their specs still call out for a delegated design of cold form which is often baffling to me. Paying someone to do the job twice...
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