cold formed steel zee girts
 

cold formed steel zee girts
we have been asked to check shop drawings for a contractor providing siding and cold formed steel girts for transfer towers. does anyone know of any design examples for zee girts (laid horizontal to support siding)?
the aisi cold-form steel design manual would be a good place to start. there are a few textbooks on cold-form design available also.
most of the light gage suppliers have made design tables for their products. try o find one with the size shown on shop drawing. if you can find it than it is just comparing.
and if you're using them in anything but the most "normal" of ways, be very careful about the shear! they are, after all, essentially just sheet metal that's been folded into a special shape.
cheers,
ys
b.eng (carleton)
working in new zealand, thinking of my snow covered home...