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2010

Spring 2010 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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June 2007 Contents: President's Remarks, Revised Framing Standards, New Tech Note Numbering, CFSEI Annual Meeting, Past President Reflects, Technology Development.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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January 2005 Contents: Beam Strength vs Buckling, Presidents Corner, LGSEA Bylaws & Mission, Technical Exchange: Specifying Screws, LGSEA 10 Year Anniversary, News Briefs: Errata on Prescriptive Method, Specialty Conference, New Design Standards, Metalcon LGSEA Committees, LGSEA Seminars, Deflection Track Technote.
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2004

September 2004 Contents: Reinforced Holes in CFS Floor Joists, New Wall Bracing Research, LGSEA President's Corner, LGSEA 10th Anniversary,Technical Exchange: Detailing "X" Straps, New Fire and Acoustical Registries, News Briefs: New Officers Elected, Upcoming LGSEA Publications, Specialty Conference, METALCON.
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June 2004 Contents: Stiffened Floor Joist Assemblies, LGSEA Committee Reports, Technical Exchange: Horizontal Joints in Sheet Steel Shear Walls, News Briefs: Specialty Conference METALCON, Upcoming Software Survey, New Directors Elected.
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April 2004 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.
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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.
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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.
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Spring 2002 Contents: Design Guidelines for Truss Bracing, Evaluation Services to be Consolidated, Technical Exchange: Design of Clip Angles for Tension, AISI Design Guide.
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Winter 2002 Contents: Calculated Fire Rated Assemblies, Code Changes for GWB Shear Walls, Commercial CAD Details, Technical Exchange: Design with the IRC, Software Directory.
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2001

October 2001 Contents: Stud / Track Connections, Specification Screw, Technical Exchange: Load Bearing Top Plate, Slip Track Testing.
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August 2001 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.
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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.
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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.
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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".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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May 1997

Contents: Peanuts and Steel Framing, Component Framing Technique, Technical Exchange: Design Guide Web Openings, Alternative Equation: Self-Drilling Screws, News Briefs.
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January 1997 Contents: Prescriptive Code Approved, Understanding Lumber Prices, Membership Information, LGSEA Committee Reports, Technical Exchange: Pre-Engineered Roof Trusses, Floor Joist Vibration, Shear Wall Testing Update, Steel Framing Trial by Fire, LGSEA Forms Hawaii Chapter.
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1996

October 1996 Contents: New Standard for Designators, Residential Steel Framing, Membership Information, LGSEA Committee Reports, Technical Exchange: Break Metal Sections, Steel Pins (Steel to Steel), CCFSS, Truss Bracing Tech Note, Shear Wall Testing Update.
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March 1996 Contents: Prescriptive Code, LGSEA Review, Membership Information, Shear Wall Design, Technical Exchange: Deflection Clips, Pinky Beam Alternative, Steel Pins, Habitat Project Summary, Technical Notes.
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1995

October 1995 Contents: Prescriptive Method Code Update, Shear Wall Design & Testing - Part III, Membership Information, Steel in the Spotlight - PCBC, Performance of Static & Cyclically Loaded Shearwalls, Technical Exchange: "X" Strapping, Quality Engineering, Roof Hip Detail, Screw Fastening, Pneumatic Nailing of Steel, Survey of Builders, METAL Information.
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April 1995 Contents: Shear Wall Testing & Design, Pt. II, Galvanizing - L.G. Steel Corrosion Protection, Upcoming Cyclic/Static Shear Wall Tests, Technical Exchange: A Beam/Header Detail, Question Answer Forum, Field Inspection Check List, Detail Manual, Membership Information, Prescriptive Code Development, Advertisements.
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January 1995 Contents: Builders Look to Alternate Products, Shearwall Design & Testing, Technical Exchange, Question Answer Forum, The Contractor's Corner, Membership Application, About the LGSEA, Engineering a Framework for Residential Construction, METALCON '94, Advertisements.
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