Attaching Gypsum board to Metal vs. Wood Studs

[ForrestLowell]

It appears that most of the values in the UBC for drywall strength are based on anchoring to wood studs. I have metal studs in my building, do you know where I can find values for the shear and tension if I attach to metal instead of wood studs?

Thanks

 

[ForrestLowell]

In case anyone was wondering, the dynamic fastener catelog page 67 has some comparisons, not a lot, but at least enough to get started. Any other ideas?

 

[Ron]

The Gypsum Association has publications that cover this, as well as US Gypsum and Georgia-Pacific Corp.

 

[MiketheEngineer]

Try IBC 2003/06 - they have values