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SECTION 05?4000 COLD-FORMED METAL FRAMING ************************************************************************************************************* LANL MASTER SPECIFICATION Word file at This Section specifies cold-formed metal (referred to hereafter by the industry-standard term, cold-formed steel, or CFS) framing including exterior and interior load-bearing and exterior non-load-bearing* wall studs, and load bearing floors and roofs. Members comprising such framing typically have a min. base metal thickness, t, of 0.0329 - 0.118”, although the max. of a member can be as large as 1” (under the AISI definition of “structural CFS”). CFS trusses; CFS special bolted moment frames; proprietary CFS (e.g., Unistrut, B-Line, etc.); Z- or C-shaped purlin or girt components; cold-formed stainless-steel framing; and interior non-load-bearing, or interior nonstructural, CFS are not included in this section. Studs of the latter type are included in Section 09?2116, Gypsum Board Systems. Finally, CFS floor and roof deck aren’t included herein, rather they are included in Section 05 3000, Metal Decking. This specification section is for use with LANL ESM Chapter 5, Sections I and II in particular; therefore, it is primarily applicable to ML-4 (routine) projects. For ML-1, ML-2, and some ML-3, additional requirements and independent reviews may be required; see ESM Chapter 1 Section Z10 Specifications and Quality sections. ESM Chapter 5, Part II, para. 5.0, via reference to the International Building Code (IBC), Chapter 22**, contains provisions governing the quality, design, fabrication and erection of steel used structurally in buildings or structures. It is the intent of this and other METALS sections (of the specifications) to address those provisions pertaining to quality, fabrication and erection; however, the specifier is ultimately responsible for ensuring ALL para. 5.0/ Chapter 22 provisions are complied with on a given Project. This template