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ICC-ES Evaluation Report
ESR-1166P
Reissued August 1, 2011
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®
DIVISION: 05 00 00—METALS
Section: 05 40 00—Cold-Formed Metal Framing
Section: 05 41 00—Structural Metal Stud Framing
Section: 05 42 00—Cold-Formed Metal Joists Framing
DIVISION: 09 00 00—FINISHES
Section: 09 22 16.13—Non-Structural Metal Stud Framing
REPORT HOLDER:
CLARKDIETRICH™ BUILDING SYSTEMS
9100 CENTRE POINTE DRIVE, SUITE 210
WEST CHESTER, OHIO 45069
[phone]
www.clarkdietrich.com
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
EVALUATION SUBJECT:
CLARKDIETRICH™ HEAVY DUTY STUD (HDS
®
),
C-SECTIONS, AND TRACKS
1.0 EVALUATION SCOPE
Compliance with the following codes:
 2006 International Building Code
®
(IBC)
 2006 International Residential Code
®
(IRC)
Property evaluated:
Structural
2.0 USES
The HDS
®
, C-sections, and tracks are used for joists,
rafters, nonload-bearing interior walls, curtain walls, and
load-bearing walls.
3.0 DESCRIPTION
3.1 General:
The HDS
®
, C-sections, and tracks recognized in this report
are factory-formed from coils of steel at the ClarkDietrich™
Metal Framing facilities noted in Table 2.
The HDS
®
and C-sections are manufactured with and
without web punch-outs. When provided, the punch-outs
have a width of 1
1
/
2
inches (38 mm) and a length of
4 inches (102 mm) in members with a depth of 3
1
/
2
inches
(89 mm) or greater. In C-sections with a depth of
2
1
/
2
inches (64 mm), punch-outs have a width of
3
/
4
inch
(19 mm) and a length of 4 inches (102 mm). The punch-
outs are spaced a minimum of 24 inches (610 mm) on
center and have a minimum distance between the end of
the member and the near edge of the punch-out of
10 inches (254 mm).
The HDS
®
, C-sections, and tracks are detailed in the
Dietrich Industries catalogue entitled “Cold-Formed
Structural Framing Products Technical Guide,” copyrighted
2009, which is distributed with this report. The following
tables from the catalogue are part of this report:
Notes ...................................................................... page 6
Wall Stud & Floor Joist Section
Properties .......................................................pages 10–17
Track (Runner) Section Properties .................pages 18–25
Web Crippling and Shear Values ....................pages 26–31
Exterior Light-Gauge Limiting Wall
Heights ............................................................pages 32–41
Note: Exterior walls must be designed for a transverse
load of no less than 10 psf (478 Pa).
Combined Axial and Lateral Load Tables for Exterior Wall
Studs...............................................................pages 42–51
Note: Exterior walls must be designed for a transverse
load of no less than 10 psf (478 Pa).
Unbraced Axial Load Tables ...........................pages 52–55
Heavy Duty Studs (HDS
®
) Section
Properties .......................................................pages 60–61
HDS
®
Limiting Wall Heights ............................pages 62–63
Note: HDS
®
limiting wall heights for 5 psf (239 Pa)
transverse loads are applicable to interior walls
only. Limiting heights for 15 psf (717 Pa) and
greater are applicable to exterior walls only.
HDS
®
Combined Axial & Lateral Load
Tables .............................................................pages 64–67
Note: Axial load tables for 5 psf (239 Pa) lateral loads
are limited to interior wall applications. Axial
load tables for 15 psf (717 Pa) lateral loads and
greater are limited to exterior wall applications.
Floor Joist Span Tables ..................................pages 68–87
All other pages in the “Cold-Formed Structural Framing
Products Technical Guide” catalogue are outside the
scope of this report.
The inside bend radius of all members is based on
thickness and is as follows: