CEMP-E
TI 809-07
30 November 1998
Figure 1-1: Design Process for Loadbearing Cold-Formed Steel Systems
Select Structural System
Determine Loadings
-Gravity
-Wind
No Earthquake:
-Earthquake
-Other
Members Using LRFD Only
ASD or LRFD
TI 809-01
(Don't Mix Methods)
AISI - Section A
ASCE 7
Determine Design
Occupancy
Select Preliminary Size of
TI 809-04
Members
TI 809-07- Chapter 2, 3
and 4
Analyze Ground Motion
AISI - Cold-Formed Steel
TI 809-04
Design Manual
Analyze Structure Using
Size Diagonal Bracing for
Equivalent Force Procedure
Gravity Loads
TI 809-04
-Stiffness
-Strength
TI 809-07- Chapter 2 and 3
AISI - Report CF 93-1
AISI - RG 9518
AISI - RG 9604
Calculate the Effective
Section Proporties for
Select New Stuructural
Structural Members
Member
TI 809-07- Chapter 2 and 3
AISI - Section B
Select Bracing or Stiffener
Structural Memebers
AISI Section C or D
AISI - Section C or D
Check Member Buckling
-Local
-Lateral
Inadequate
--Lateral.Torsional
-Web Crippling
AISI Section C or D
OK
Check
-Floor.Vibrations
More Than Allowed
-Drift Limits
OK
Select Member
-P ∆. Limits
TI 809-07- Chapter 2
Layout Selected Structural
Members
Design Connections
AISI - Section E
TI 809-07-Chapter 2, 3 and 4
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