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Title: Hybrid Wood and Steel Details - Builder's Guide
Author: HUD & PATH, 2003
File: Free Book, PDF
Volume #1: 770 KB, 30 pages
Volume #2: 477 KB, 24 pages
Volume #3: 1.69 KB, 58 pages
Volume #4: 414 KB, 12 pages
Audience: Written for builders, designers. Also for do-it-yourselvers and homeowners with extensive prior knowledge of traditional wood framing.

Review
Interesting builder's guide to hybrid framing using both wood and steel. This practical guide was developed as a transition to steel framing for builders.

Issues covered include:

• Volume #1: purpose, approach, scope, materials for cold formed steel framing and wood framing, engineered wood products
• Volume #2: steel fastening methods, wood fastening methods, wood to steel fasteners, steel to wood fasteners
• Volume #3: hybrid connection details, floor details, wall details, roof framing details, miscellaneous details
• Volume #4: references, metric conversions, glossary

Detail drawings & graphics include:

• typical cold-formed steel sections
• standard designation stud, angle, joist
• lumber classifications
• dimension lumber grade stamp
• engineered wood products
• many fastening details
• many connection details
• bracing details
• blocking details

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