Content: Annual Meeting and Trade Show, Webinar, Updated Technical Notes on Welding, Elections, LaBoube Award, News Briefs - Dr. Yu Retires, Improved Engineer Finder, Smith named to Nominating Commitee, CFSEI on Linkin, MASFA Expo, Local Requirements: South Carolina Cerfificate of Authorization.
2009
Autumn 2009
Contents: CFSEI President's Message, Shear Wall Design Guide, 21st Short Course on CFS, CFS Questions on PE Exam, Real World Design Examples at METALCON, CFSEI Annual Conference, CFSEI Chapter Updates, AISI's CFS Design Manual Engineer Community News. [ Download ]
Spring 2009
Contents: CFSEI 2009 Annual Conference at CA Steel Framing Forum, Candidates for CFSEI Board, Local Chapter Updates, Board Candidate Profiles, CA Forum & CFSEI Annual Conference Schedule, Engineer Community News. [ Download ]
2008
Autumn 2008
Contents: CFSEI Awards Ceremony & METALCON Program, Fire & Acoustic Task Group, New Technical Resources, West Chapter Launched, SFA's Interim President, METALCON Schedule, Distinguished Volunteers.
Spring 2008
Contents: New President's Message, Lateral Task Group, Chapter Started in West, Wind Load Resources, CFSEI Chapter Updates, Mid-Rise Technical Note, Promotions & Transitions. [ Download ]
Winter 2008
Innovation Design Award - Priority Survey Results - Changes in Building Codes - Vertical Lateral Force Resisting Systems.
2007
October 2007
Contents: Fire & Acoustic Task Group, Market Barrier Survey, Short Course on CFS, CFSEI Hires New Manager, Florida Chapter Update, Award for Innovative Design, ASTM Standards Compilation, Atlanta/S.E. Chapter Update. [ Download ]
June 2007
Contents: President's Remarks, Revised Framing Standards, New Tech Note Numbering, CFSEI Annual Meeting, Past President Reflects, Technology Development. [ Download ]
2006
October 2006
Contents: LGSEI Changes Name to CFSEI, CFSEI Initiates Florida Chapter, Chapter News, News Briefs, CFSEI President's Corner, Key CFSEI Evenets at METALCON, CFSEI Website: a "Must-Have" Resource, CFSEI Exhibits at SEA Conferences, WTCA Creates Cold-Formed Steel Council. [ Download ]
June 2006
Contents: Bullet-Resistant Wall Assemblies, Hawaii Chapter - New Officers, Technical Review at LGSEA Council, News Briefs, Technical Exchange: Shallow Joist or Ceiling Rafter Support against a Vertical Service, Cold-Formed Steel Bracing Design Guide, Cold Formed Steel Structures in Journal of Structural Engineering, Priority Survey Results for Technology Development, AISI Committee on Framing Standards Update. [ Download ]
2005
October 2005
Contents: AISI Code of Standard Practice, Statement on Katrina Relief, SFA First Chapter - Atlanta/Southeast, News Briefs , Technical Exhange - Sheathing Braced Wall Stud Design, METALCON Schedule/Info. [ Download ]
July 2005
Contents: LGSEA and SFA Align, LGSEA/SFA Alignment: Cost? Benefits? , News Briefs, Chapter Views on Alignment, Technical Exchange: Sheathed Shearwall Design, Stud to Track Research, ICC High Wind. [ Download ]
April 2005
Contents: Brick Veneer Supported by Steel Studs, New ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria, President's Corner, Technical Exchange: Corrosion Study Results, News Briefs: Short Courses, Engineering Seminars, ASCE Committee Update, Product Exchange: Hardy Frame Shearwalls, TSN Assemblies, SureBoard Shearwalls. [ Download ]
Contents: City of Jacksonville Issues, Policy Changes on Truss Placement Shop Drawings, Technical Exchange: Deflection Track Testing Summary, News Briefs: ASCE-SEI Cold-Formed Steel Committee Defines Research Needs, Upcoming Meetings. [ Download ]
2003
April 2003
Contents: Fire Test Project, R-Factor Project Validation, LGSEA Expanded Web site, Technical Exchange: Tube Steel Distribution Header.
Winter 2003
Contents: Fire Test Project, R-Factor Project Validation, LGSEA Expanded Web site, Technical Exchange: Tube Steel Distribution Header. [ Download ]
2002
Fall 2002
Contents: Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls, General Notes, R-Factor Project Validation Test Plan, Technical Exchange: Strength of Floor Joists with Offset Loading on Bearing Stiffeners, Anchorage Design Example. [ Download ]
Spring 2002
Contents: Design Guidelines for Truss Bracing, Evaluation Services to be Consolidated, Technical Exchange: Design of Clip Angles for Tension, AISI Design Guide. [ Download ]
Winter 2002
Contents: Calculated Fire Rated Assemblies, Code Changes for GWB Shear Walls, Commercial CAD Details, Technical Exchange: Design with the IRC, Software Directory. [ Download ]
Contents: Bearing of Studs on Concrete, LGSEA Name Change, LGSEA Committee Reports, Box Beam Under Torsion, Fire Blocking, Research Committee Formed, COFS Update, Market Studies Released. [ Download ]
2000
October 2000
Contents: Tests Indicate Greater Web Crippling Strength, Technical Exchange: Pilot Tests on Built Up Floor Headers, Finish Nails, Directory of Cold-Formed Steel Design Guides, Approximate Calculation for Stud Bearing in Bottom Track Over Concrete. [ Download ]
April 2000
Contents: IBC, IRC and Cold-Formed Steel, Engineering Details, Research & Testing Update, Technical Exchange: "Detailing of Gussetted Flat Strap X-Braces", Directory of Cold-Formed Steel Design Guides. [ Download ]
January 2000
Contents: Metal-to-Metal Screw Connection Tests, Cold-Formed Steel in Mid-Rise Construction, Committee on Framing Standards, NASFA, Technical Exchange "Design of Eccentrically Loaded Fastener Groups". [ Download ]
1999
May 1999
Contents: L-Header Tests Completed, NASFA and LGSEA, Cyclic Tests of Shear Walls: Wood Panels Attached with Pneumatic Pins, Research & Testing Update, Committee on Framing Standards (COFS) Report, News Briefs. [ Download ]
1998
September 1998
Contents: Composite Wall Tests, Clinch Fastening of Cold-Formed Steel, New Details Cuts Installation Time, Committee on Framing Standards (COFS) Report, Design Software for Cold-Formed Steel. [ Download ]
June 1998
Contents: Fire and Acoustic Tests, New ICBO Acceptance Criteria, Cold Forme Design Seminar and 1998 Schedule, Technical Exchange: Shear Wall Performance of Rigid Foam Insulated Framing Systems, Composite Wood Structural Panel and Steel Frame Box Beams. [ Download ]
February 1998
Contents: Engineering Design Software, Merger Talks May Produce New Stud Manufacturers Association, Peanuts and Steel Framing, Pt. 3, Technical Exchange: Using The CABO Code and Prescriptive Method, News Briefs. [ Download ]
1997
October 1997
Contents: New Shear Wall Test Data, Peanuts and Steel, Pt. 2, Technical Exchange: "L" - Shaped Header, Floor Vibration, Test Results, News Briefs. [ Download ]
May 1997
Contents: Peanuts and Steel Framing, Component Framing Technique, Technical Exchange: Design Guide Web Openings, Alternative Equation: Self-Drilling Screws, News Briefs. [ Download ]