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TECHNICAL NOTES

CFSEI Technical Notes are produced and updated by industry experts to educate design professionals on advancements and best practices in cold-formed steel design and construction. All Technical Notes are available to CFSEI members for Free Download in the Members Only Section and are also available to non-members for purchase on the CFSEI On Demand website.

Active Tech Notes

Old Notes, Withdrawn or Replaced

  • 360 - Acoustic Insulation and Sound Transmission in Cold-Formed Steel Construction, October 1999
  • G000-08 - Cold-Formed Steel Design Software, February 2008
  • T001-09 - Suggested Cost-Effective Cold-Formed Steel Fire and Acoustic-Rated Wall and Floor/Ceiling Assemblies for Multi-Unit Structures, Nov-2009
  • F101-12 - Screws for Cold-Formed Steel-To-Wood and Wood-To-Cold-Formed
  • S100-16 - Antiterrorism Design Requirements for Cold-Formed Steel Framing (Replaced by Tech Note S100-24)
  • L202-12 - Diaphragm Design with Pneumatically Driven Pins (Replaced by L202-24)
  • F502-18 - Attachment of CFS Framing to Precast, Post-Tensioned, and Hollow-Core Concrete (Replaced by F502-18)
  • W500-12 - Construction Bracing for Walls (Replaced by Tech Note W500-23)
  • G104-14 - Welded Box-Beam Flexure Design (Replaced by Tech Note G104-14)
  • G800-12 - ASTM Standards for Cold-Formed Steel (Replaced by Tech Note G800-12)
  • F300-09 - Pneumatically Driven Pins for Wood Based Panel Attachment (Replace by Tech Note F300-23)
  • W400-16 - Mechanical Bridging and Bridging Anchorage of Axially Loaded Cold-Formed Steel Studs (Replaced by Tech Note W400-23)
  • W100-08a - Single Slip Track Design (Replaced by Tech Note W100-23)
  • W106-16 - Design for Splicing of Cold-Formed Steel Wall Studs (Replaced by Tech Note W106-23)
  • W101-09 - Common Design Issues for Deflection Track (Replaced by Tech Note W101-23)
  • W104-10 - Top Track Load Distribution Members, October 2010 (Replaced by Tech Note W104-10)
  • G500-11 - Guidelines for Inspecting Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing in Low Rise Buildings, October 2011 (Replaced by Tech Note G500-23)
  • D200-12 - Corrosion Protection for Cold-Formed Steel Framing in Coastal Areas, August 2012 (Replaced by Tech Note D200-23)
  • L300-09 - Design of End Posts for Diaphragm Shear Walls: A Perspective (Replaced by Tech Note L300-23)
  • F701-12 - Evaluation of Screw Strength (Replaced by Tech Note F701-23)
  • W103-11 - Design of By-Pass Slip Connectors in Cold-Formed Steel Construction (Replaced by Tech Note W103-23)
  • J100-11 - Cold-Formed Steel Floor Joists (Replaced by Tech Note J100-23)
  • G802-13 - AISI S100 Section A3.2 Other Steels (Replaced by Tech Note F100-23)
  • F100-09 - Design of Clip Angle Bearing Stiffeners, March 2009 (Replaced by Tech Note F100-23)
  • D001-13 - Durability of Cold-Formed Steel Framing Members, January 2013 (Replaced by Tech Note D001-23)
  • W200-09 - Header Design, February 2009 (Replaced by Tech Note W200-23)
  • D100-13 - Corrosion Protection of Fasteners, August 2013 (Replaced by Tech Note D100-23)
  • G900-15 - Design Methodology for Hole Reinforcement of Cold-Formed Steel Bending Members, January 2015 (Replaced by Tech Note G900-23)
  • G100-07 - Using Chapter F of the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members, September 2007 (Replaced by Tech Note G100-23)
  • 562 - Power Actuated Fasteners in Cold-Formed Steel Construction (Replaced by Tech Note 562-22) October 2001
  • F102-11 - Screw Fastener Selection For Cold-Formed Steel Frame Construction (Replaced by Tech Note F102-21) November 2011
  • G200-15 - Chase the Loads: Load Path Considerations for Cold-Formed Steel Light-Frame Construction (Replaced by Tech Note G200-21) August 2015
  • W105-13 - Design of Nonstructural Members (Replaced by Tech Note W105-21) September 2013
  • W102-12 - Introduction To Curtain Wall Design Using Cold-Formed Steel (Replaced by Tech Note W102-21) April 2012
  • D200-07 - Corrosion Protection for Cold-Formed Steel Framing in Coastal Areas [replaces TN140 10/03] (replaced by D200-12) January 2007
  • D001-07 - Durability of Cold-Formed Steel Framing Members (replaced by D00-13) September-2007
  • W103-11 - Design of By-Pass Slip Connectors in CFS Construction (formerly 544) - (Replaced by Tech Note F103-17) February 2009
  • D100-08 - Corrosion Protection of Screw Fasteners (replaced by D100-13) April 2008 G801-08 - ASTM
  • A1003 - No Cause for Rejection (Replaced by G801-13) July 2008
  • 551f - Updated - June 2013 : Specifying Pre-Engineered Cold-Formed Steel Floor and Roof Trusses, October 1998
  • 565d - Screws for Attachment of Steel-To-Wood and Wood-Steel, October 2005
  • 420 - Fire-Rated Assemblies for CFS Construction (Replaced by TN-T100-12), October 1998
  • 561c - Diaphragm Design with Pneumatically Driven Pins (Replaced by L202-12), October 1998
  • 542 - Introduction to Curtain Wall Design Using Cold-Formed Steel (Replaced by W102-12), January 2001
  • 565c - Screw Fastener Selection for Light Gauge Steel Framing, February 1997
  • 551d - Design Guide For Construction Bracing of Cold Formed Steel Trusses, May 2002
  • 556a-4 - Shear Transfer at Top Plate: Drag Strut Design (Superseded by Shear Wall Design Guide), September 1997
  • 556a-6 - Vertical Lateral Force Resisting System: Boundary Elements (see Shear Wall Design Guide) (Superseded by Shear Wall Design Guide), March 1997
  • 560c - Clinch (Integral) Fastening of Cold-Formed Steel (Withdrawn October, 2011), January 1999
  • 560b-5 - Fastener Corrosion (replaced by D100-08), April 1999
  • 1010b - Inspection Checklist for Structural CFS Framing: Field Guide (pocket size) (replaced by G500-11), October 2002
  • 1010c - Inspection Checklist for Structural CFS Framing (full size) (replaced by G500-11), October 2002
  • 544 - Design of By-Pass Slip Connectors in Cold-Formed Steel Construction (replaced by W103), September 2004
  • 552 - Cold-Formed Steel Floor Joists, February 2000
  • 550 - Design Values for Vertical and Horizontal Lateral Load Systems (Superseded by the Lateral Standard), September 2001
  • 560b-1 - Welding Cold-Formed Steel (replaced 5/10/2010 by F140-10), October 1999
  • 561b - Pneumatically Driven Pins for Wood-Based Panel Attachment, March 1998
  • 140 - Corrosion Protection for Cold-Formed Steel Framing in Coastal Areas (replaced by D200-07), October 2003
  • 5000 - Field Installation Guide for CFS Roof Trusses (refer to Cold-Formed Steel Building Component Safety Information (CFSBCSI) from the Structural Building Components Association (SBCA)), May 2000