Cold-Formed Steel Restraint & Bracing

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Cold-Formed Steel Restraint & Bracing

  • SBCA’s Cold-Formed Steel BCSI booklet recommends using material that is a minimum of 33 mil for permanent restraint/bracing applications. 
  • Framers should verify that they are getting structural grade hat channel (150F125-33) to be in conformance with the industry governing documents. 
  • If the preference is to use non-structural hat channel, the truss design engineer should evaluate the structural capabilities of the material.