DESIGN GUIDES

Structural Elements & Systems

  • Design Guide for Cold-Formed Steel Beams with Web Penetrations. [ Download ]
  • Residential Steel Beam and Column Load/Span Tables. [ Download ]
  • Cold-Formed Steel "L" Header Field Guide. [ Download ]
  • How To Build INTERIOR WALLS with Steel. [ Download ]

Shear Walls & Diaphragms

  • Design Examples for the Design of Profiled Steel Diaphragm Panels Based on AISI S310-13, 2014 Edition [ Download ]
  • Cold-Formed Steel Framed Wood or Steel Sheathed Shear Wall Assemblies. (Withdrawn) [ Purchase Updated ]
  • Monotonic Tests of Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls with Openings. [ Download ]

Corrosions & Durability

  • Durability of Cold-Formed Steel Framing Members. [ Download ]

Prescriptive Methods

  • North American Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing - Prescriptive Method for One and Two Family Dwellings, 2007 Edition with Supplement 2 (AISI-S-230-07w-S2-08). [ Download ]
  • AISI Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing - Prescriptive Method for One and Two Family Dwellings, 2001 with 2004 Supplement. [ Download ]

Fire, Sound & Thermal

  • AISI STANDARD Code of Standard Practice for Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing 2011 Edition. [ Download ]
  • AISI STANDARD Code of Standard Practice for Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing 2006 Edition. [ Download ]
  • Thermal Design and Code Compliance for Cold-Formed Steel Walls - 2015 Edition. [ Download ]
  • Fire Resistance Ratings of Load Bearing Steel Stud Walls With Gypsum Wallboard Protection.
    [ Download ]

Design Guides - Withdrawn or Replaced

  • Cold-Formed Steel Framed Wood Panel or Steel Sheet Sheathed Shear Wall Assemblies - replaced by AISI D113-19, Cold-Formed Steel Shear Wall Design Guide - 2019 Edition [ Purchase ]