LSF Design Resources 

Product catalogs, design guides, research reports and technical papers are an essential resource for the design of cold formed steel.  Developed by Engineers, this information contains design data for members, connectors, and fasteners.  Specification sections, inspection checklists, and research reports are also included on this page.

 Design of Steel Stud Back Up For Brick Veneer

 Mechanical Bridging and Bridging Anchorage of Load Bearing Cold-Formed Steel Studs

 Analysis and Design of Moment Resisting Midwall™

 Design of Deep Leg Track For Deflection

 Design of Cold-Formed Steel Built-Up Post Members

 StiffWall® Strap Bracing Shear Wall System 

 Strength Tables for Special Seismic and Blast Design 

 Alternate Path Progressive Collapse Analysis of Steel Stud Bearing Wall Structures​

 Continuous Insulation: The Importance of Thermal Science in Modern Construction

 Structure Magazine: Blast Design – Exterior Non-Load Bearing Cold-Formed Steel Walls

 Structure Magazine: Mechanical Bridging Anchorage of Axially Loaded Cold-Formed Steel Studs

 Structure Magazine: Mechanical Bridging of Axially Loaded Cold-Formed Steel Studs

 Structure Magazine: Innovative Mid Rise Construction – Steel Stud Walls with Hollowcore Plank Floor System – Revisited

 Structure Magazine: Progressive Collapse Requirements – Cold-Formed Steel Load Bearing Construction

 Structure Magazine: Special Seismic & Blast Design – Cold-Formed Steel Connection Strength

 Structure Magazine: The Applied Element Method – The Ultimate Analysis of Progressive Collapse