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This material is copyright - all rights reserved. Reproduced under licence from The <strong>Steel</strong> Construction Institute on 12/2/2007<br />

To buy a hardcopy version of this document call 01344 872775 or go to http://shop.steelbiz.<strong>org</strong>/<br />

<strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Designers</strong>' <strong>Manual</strong> - 6th Edition (2003)<br />

generically different from hot rolled steel sections, such as Universal Beams, which<br />

are used in fabricated steelwork. The steel used in cold formed sections is relatively<br />

thin, typically 0.9–3.2 mm, and is galvanized for corrosion protection.<br />

Cold formed steel sections are widely used in many sectors of construction,<br />

including mezzanine floors, industrial buildings, commercial buildings and hotels,<br />

and are gaining greater acceptance in the residential sector. Light steel framing is<br />

already well established in residential construction in North America, Australia and<br />

Japan.<br />

5.4.2 Methods of construction<br />

<strong>Steel</strong> in residential construction 199<br />

The basic building elements of light steel framing are cold formed sections which<br />

can be prefabricated into panels or modules, or assembled on site using various<br />

methods of connection. The different forms of construction are reviewed in the following<br />

sections and are illustrated in Figs 5.29 to 5.31.<br />

Fig. 5.29 Light steel framing using discrete members (‘stick-build’ construction)

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