red22
Structural
- Dec 20, 2006
- 23
I am working on a three story composite steel frame building. The exterior walls are balloon framed light gage metal studs(studs run by the edge of slab). If the slabs are cast prior to assembling the exterior walls, is it really necessary to provide a slip connection between the studs and the edge of slab? This assumes that the metal studs can take the axial load imposed on them by the live load deflection of the floor/roof beams.