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 Beginners 

  • B001-20 - How Cold-Formed Steel Framing is Produced, October 2020
  • B002-20 - How Cold-Formed Steel is Used in Building Construction, October 2020
  • B003-20 - Introduction to Building Codes, October 2020
  • B004-20 - Introduction to Cold-Formed Steel Framing Standards, October 2020
  • B005-20 - Introduction to Cold-Formed Steel Design Aids, October 2020
  • B006-20 - Introduction to Evaluation Services and Explanation of Evaluation Reports, October 2020
  • B007-20 - General Considerations for Cold-Formed Steel Connections, October 2020
  • B008-20 - Basic C-Shaped Wall Stud Behavior, October 2020
  • B009-20 - Structural Versus Nonstructural Cold-Formed Steel Framing, October 2020

C000 Component Assemblies (Trusses and Wall Panels)

  • 551f - Updated - June 2013 : Specifying Pre-Engineered Cold-Formed Steel Floor and Roof Trusses, October 1998

D000 Durability & Corrosion Protection

  • D200-12 - Corrosion Protection for Cold-Formed Steel Framing in Coastal Areas, August 2012 (Replaced by Tech Note D200-23)
  • D200-07 - Corrosion Protection for Cold-Formed Steel Framing in Coastal Areas [replaces TN140 10/03] (replaced by D200-12) January 2007
  • D100-13 - Corrosion Protection of Fasteners, August 2013 (Replaced by Tech Note D100-23)
  • D100-08 - Corrosion Protection of Screw Fasteners (replaced by D100-13) April 2008 G801-08 - ASTM
  • D001-13 - Durability of Cold-Formed Steel Framing Members, January 2013 (Replaced by Tech Note D001-23)
  • D001-07 - Durability of Cold-Formed Steel Framing Members (replaced by D00-13) September-2007

F000 Fasteners and Connection Hardware

  • F701-12 - Evaluation of Screw Strength (Replaced by Tech Note F701-23)
  • F602-20 - Screw Connections with Other Materials or Gaps Between the Plies (Replaced by Tech Note F602-26) 
  • F502-18 - Attachment of CFS Framing to Precast, Post-Tensioned, and Hollow-Core Concrete (Replaced by F502-18)
  • F300-09 - Pneumatically Driven Pins for Wood Based Panel Attachment (Replace by Tech Note F300-23)
  • F140-16 - Welding Cold-Formed Steel
  • F103-17 - Design of By-Pass Slip Connectors in Cold-Formed Steel Construction, February 2017 (Updated and changed to W103-23)
  • F102-11 - Screw Fastener Selection For Cold-Formed Steel Frame Construction (Replaced by Tech Note F102-21) November 2011
  • F101-12 - Screws for Cold-Formed Steel-To-Wood and Wood-To-Cold-Formed
  • F100-09 - Design of Clip Angle Bearing Stiffeners, March 2009 (Replaced by Tech Note F100-23)
  • 562 - Power Actuated Fasteners in Cold-Formed Steel Construction (Replaced by Tech Note 562-22) October 2001

G000 General Topics

  • G500-23 - Guidelines for Inspecting Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing, October 2023 (Replaced by Tech Note 1010C, November 2025)
  • G900-15 - Design Methodology for Hole Reinforcement of Cold-Formed Steel Bending Members, January 2015 (Replaced by Tech Note G900-23)
  • G802-13 - AISI S100 Section A3.2 Other Steels (Replaced by Tech Note F100-23)
  • G801-13 - ASTM A1003 - No Cause for Rejection, July 2013
  • G800-12 - ASTM Standards for Cold-Formed Steel (Replaced by Tech Note G800-12)
  • 559 - Design Considerations for Flexural and Lateral-Torsional Bracing, June 2001
  • G500-11 - Guidelines for Inspecting Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing in Low Rise Buildings, October 2011 (Replaced by Tech Note G500-23)
  • G200-21 - Chase the Loads: Load Path Considerations for Cold-Formed Steel Light-Frame Construction (Replaced by Tech Note G200-25) 
  • G200-15 - Chase the Loads: Load Path Considerations for Cold-Formed Steel Light-Frame Construction (Replaced by Tech Note G200-21)
  • G104-14 - Welded Box-Beam Flexure Design (Replaced by Tech Note G104-14)
  • G103-11a - Tabulated Local And Distortional Elastic Buckling Solutions (It is now code)
    for Standard Shapes, June 2011 (It is now code)
  • 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)
  • G100-07 - Using Chapter F of the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members, September 2007 (Replaced by Tech Note G100-23)
  • G000-08 - Cold-Formed Steel Design Software, February 2008
  • 360 - Acoustic Insulation and Sound Transmission in Cold-Formed Steel Construction, October 1999

J000 Floor and Joist Systems

  • J100-11 - Cold-Formed Steel Floor Joists (Replaced by Tech Note J100-23)

L000 Lateral Systems

  • L300-09 - Design of End Posts for Diaphragm Shear Walls: A Perspective (Replaced by Tech Note L300-23)
  • L202-12 - Diaphragm Design with Pneumatically Driven Pins (Replaced by L202-24)
  • L001-10 - Design of Diagonal Strap Bracing Lateral Force Resisting Systems
    for the 2006 IBC, September 2012 (Editorial Revision of L001-09)
  • L001-09 - Design of Diagonal Strap Bracing Lateral Force Resisting Systems
    for the 2006 IBC, September 2009
  • L000-08 - Changes from the 1997 UBC to the 2006 IBC for Lateral Design with
    CFS Framing, August 2008
  • 558b-1 - Lateral Load Resisting Elements: Diaphragm Design Values (Archived with cover page Nov. 2011), May 1998

S000 Special Section

  • S100-16 - Antiterrorism Design Requirements for Cold-Formed Steel Framing (Replaced by Tech Note S100-24)
  • S200-20 - Design of Cold-Formed Steel Systems for Raised Platforms,
    Stages and Theater Seating (Replaced by Tech Note S200-25)
  • S300-21 - Coordinating Cold-Formed Steel with Metal Buildings, April 2021

T000 Thermal, Fire, and Acoustic

W000 Wall Systems

  • W600-21 - Cold-Formed Steel Load-Bearing Wall Design, March 2021 (Replaced by Tech Note W600-26)
  • W500-12 - Construction Bracing for Walls (Replaced by Tech Note W500-23)
  • W400-16 - Mechanical Bridging and Bridging Anchorage of Axially Loaded Cold-Formed Steel Studs (Replaced by Tech Note W400-23)
  • W200-09 - Header Design, February 2009 (Replaced by Tech Note W200-23)
  • W100-08a - Single Slip Track Design (Replaced by Tech Note W100-23)
  • W106-16 - Design for Splicing of Cold-Formed Steel Wall Studs (Replaced by Tech Note W106-23)
  • W105-21 - Design of Nonstructural Members, (Replaced by Tech Note W105-25)
  • W105-13 - Design of Nonstructural Members (Replaced by Tech Note W105-21) September 2013
  • W104-10 - Top Track Load Distribution Members, October 2010 (Replaced by Tech Note W104-10)
  • W103-11 - Design of By-Pass Slip Connectors in Cold-Formed Steel Construction (Replaced by Tech Note W103-23)
  • W103-11 - Design of By-Pass Slip Connectors in CFS Construction (formerly 544) - (Replaced by Tech Note F103-17) February 2009
  • W102-21 - Introduction To Curtain Wall Design Using Cold-Formed Steel, March 2021 (Replaced by Tech Note W102-26)
  • W102-12 - Introduction To Curtain Wall Design Using Cold-Formed Steel (Replaced by Tech Note W102-21) April 2012
  • W101-09 - Common Design Issues for Deflection Track (Replaced by Tech Note W101-23)

Other

  • A1003 - No Cause for Rejection (Replaced by G801-13) July 2008
  • 565d - Screws for Attachment of Steel-To-Wood and Wood-Steel, October 2005
  • 420 - Fire-Rated Assemblies for CFS Construction (Replaced by TN-T100-12), October 1998
  • 561c - Diaphragm Design with Pneumatically Driven Pins (Replaced by L202-12), October 1998
  • 542 - Introduction to Curtain Wall Design Using Cold-Formed Steel (Replaced by W102-12), January 2001
  • 565c - Screw Fastener Selection for Light Gauge Steel Framing, February 1997
  • 551d - Design Guide For Construction Bracing of Cold Formed Steel Trusses, May 2002
  • 556a-4 - Shear Transfer at Top Plate: Drag Strut Design (Superseded by Shear Wall Design Guide), September 1997
  • 556a-6 - Vertical Lateral Force Resisting System: Boundary Elements (see Shear Wall Design Guide) (Superseded by Shear Wall Design Guide), March 1997
  • 560c - Clinch (Integral) Fastening of Cold-Formed Steel (Withdrawn October, 2011), January 1999
  • 560b-5 - Fastener Corrosion (replaced by D100-08), April 1999
  • 1010b - Inspection Checklist for Structural CFS Framing: Field Guide (pocket size) (replaced by G500-11), October 2002
  • 1010c - Inspection Checklist for Structural CFS Framing (full size) (replaced by G500-11), October 2002
  • 544 - Design of By-Pass Slip Connectors in Cold-Formed Steel Construction (replaced by W103), September 2004
  • 552 - Cold-Formed Steel Floor Joists, February 2000
  • 550 - Design Values for Vertical and Horizontal Lateral Load Systems (Superseded by the Lateral Standard), September 2001
  • 560b-1 - Welding Cold-Formed Steel (replaced 5/10/2010 by F140-10), October 1999
  • 561b - Pneumatically Driven Pins for Wood-Based Panel Attachment, March 1998
  • 140 - Corrosion Protection for Cold-Formed Steel Framing in Coastal Areas (replaced by D200-07), October 2003
  • 5000 - Field Installation Guide for CFS Roof Trusses (refer to Cold-Formed Steel Building Component Safety Information (CFSBCSI) from the Structural Building Components Association (SBCA)), May 2000