Light Gauge Steel-Stud and Track connection 2

[Juhiimi]

Hi everyone!

In advance, I want to say sorry for my English, especially for the technical expressions, they can be inaccurate sometimes.

Would you consider Bearing Resistance of the plate in a connection like the one below when we design the connection for axial load in the stud(Stud and Track of a light gauge steel residential structure) or we consider that the web of the stud and the track are connecting, and the axial load is transferred at the whole surface, not only at the fasteners? If I consider that the whole axial load is taken by the fasteners, then pretty much the bearing resistance is the leading design criteria, and I have to double the fasteners or the studs in many cases.

Thank you!

 

[jayrod12]

less roof for connections. with out-of-plane trusses you can have light gauge gusset plates and get multiple fasteners in a smaller area.

bending resistance of the chord members would be another disadvantage.

 

[Juhiimi]

I see, thank you!

And thank you all for your contribution, it really helped me

 

[rowingengineer]

We do horses for course approach, but most are in a light region so out of plane for the majority.