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.
Beginner Tech Notes
B010-21 - Introduction to AISI S202, Code of Standard Practice for Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing, April 2021
B009-20 - Structural Versus Nonstructural Cold-Formed Steel Framing, October 2020
B008-20 - Basic C-Shaped Wall Stud Behavior, October 2020
B007-20 - General Considerations for Cold-Formed Steel Connections, October 2020
B006-20 - Introduction to Evaluation Services and Explanation of Evaluation Reports, October 2020
B005-20 - Introduction to Cold-Formed Steel Design Aids, October 2020
B004-20 - Introduction to Cold-Formed Steel Standards, October 2020
B003-20 - Introduction to Building Codes, October 2020
B002-20 - How Cold-Formed Steel is Used in Building Construction, October 2020
B001-20 - How Cold-Formed Steel Framing is Produced, October 2020
G105-22 - Compression Member Reinforcement, June-2022
G200-21 - Chase the Loads: Load Path Considerations for Cold-Formed Steel Light-Frame Construction, March 2021(Replaces Tech Note G200-15)
G900-23 - Updated - Design Methodology for Hole Reinforcement of Cold-Formed Steel Bending Members, September 2023
G104-14 - Welded Box-Beam Flexure Design, July 2014
G802-23 - Updated - AISI S100 Section A3.2 Other Steels, September 2023
G801-13 - ASTM A1003 - No Cause for Rejection, July 2013
G800-12 - ASTM Standards for Cold-Formed Steel, August 2012
G500-11 - Guidelines for Inspecting Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing in Low Rise Buildings, October 2011
G103-11a - Tabulated Local And Distortional Elastic Buckling Solutions for Standard Shapes, June 2011
G102-09 - Designing Cold-Formed Steel using the Direct Strength Method, August 2009
G101-08 - Design Aids and Examples for Distortional Buckling, September 2008 (Formerly G100-9)
G000-08 - Cold-Formed Steel Design Software, February 2008
G100-23 - Updated - Using Chapter F of the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members, September 2023
G800-12 - ASTM Standards for Cold-Formed Steel, June 2007 360 - Acoustic Insulation and Sound Transmission in Cold-Formed Steel Construction, October 1999
559 - Design Considerations for Flexural and Lateral-Torsional Bracing, June 2001