COLD-FORMED STEEL LOAD BEARING PANELIZATION

CONTINUING EDUCATION - 1 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOUR

OUTLINE

Cold-formed steel (CFS) wall framing is being used extensively in multi-story load bearing applications. Today, more than ever, this wall framing is being prefabricated into panels, offering the benefits of time, material and cost savings. In order for these projects to be successful, the cold-formed steel engineer must take into account additional factors that are inherent to panelization. This presentation will provide an overview on how to plan with the panel fabricator, engineer with the panel designer and field installation in mind, and coordinate with the other trades. Additional engineering consideration will be given to different floor systems, load distribution members and panel discontinuity. The presentation will include several examples of projects with these panel challenges.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

John Parish, P.E.
Excel Engineering, Inc.

John is a professional engineer and project manager at Excel Engineering, Inc., based in Wisconsin. He has 16 years of structural engineering experience and currently works with staff to create cold-formed steel load bearing and curtainwall delegated design submittals for projects across the country. He specializes in projects that utilize prefabricated CFS wall panels and teams with an in-house staff dedicated to creating panelized shop drawings, layouts and details. He previously served on the CFSEI Technology Development Committee. John has a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.