AISI Codes, Standards, and Design Guides on Cold-Formed Steel Framing

To enable the increased use of cold-formed steel framing, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) in its role as an ANSI-accredited standards development organization has been actively turning state of-the-art research and industry practices into a suite of design and installation standards. In 2004, AISI released updates to its General Provisions, Header Design, Prescriptive Method and Truss Design Standards. In 2005, the AISI completed a Code of Standard Practice. A Steel Stud Brick Veneer Design Guide and a Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design Guide have also been developed to assist practicing structural engineers and architects to design coldformed steel framing systems. This presentation will provide an introduction to these significant industry documents.