SynC · Topic
These are the standards in the SynC Standards library that cover Framing. Each one is a complete, plain-language specification: the scope it applies to, the requirements that govern it, and a structured equipment datasheet listing the values a project has to decide — ratings, materials, setpoints, and the standards each is verified against. All of it is free to read without an account and published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
A standard usually carries several topics, so most of the entries below also appear under neighbouring subjects. The topics each one carries are listed on its own page.
Non-load-bearing extruded aluminum framing systems glazed with monolithic or insulating glass, and the aluminum stile-and-rail swing entrance doors integrated with them, at building perimeters and interior partitions. Covers framing depth, sightline, joinery, glazing pocket position, and thermal barrier construction; glass lite construction, insulating glass unit make-up, edge seal, and low-emissivity coatings; dry, wet, and structural silicone glazing methods; air infiltration, water penetration, structural wind load, thermal transmittance, solar heat gain, condensation, acoustic, windborne debris, and inter-story drift performance; entrance door leaf proportions, construction, hardware, thresholds, and weatherseals; anodic and organic finishes; perimeter anchorage, sill water management, and air and water control layer continuity; laboratory and field testing; installation, cleaning, protection, and warranty.
Structural cold-formed steel framing designed under AISI S100 and AISI S240 and, where the framing participates in a seismic force-resisting system, AISI S400. Covers load-bearing stud walls, exterior non-load-bearing wind-bearing wall framing in both infill and bypass arrangements, cold-formed steel floor joists, roof rafters, and trusses, cold-formed steel shear walls and braced walls, and the parapet, canopy, and soffit framing that carries calculated load. Addresses the division of design responsibility between the Engineer of Record and the specialty engineer, sheet steel and metallic coating selection, member designation and identification, out-of-plane deflection criteria, movement accommodation at the head of wall, bridging and bracing, screwed, welded, powder-actuated, clinched, and bolted connections, opening and built-up member framing, web penetrations and field modification, erection tolerances, listed fire-resistance-rated assemblies, and field inspection.
Gypsum board partitions, wall assemblies, and ceiling systems for commercial, institutional, and multi-family residential buildings. Covers interior non-load-bearing steel-framed partitions, shaft walls, chase walls, area separation walls, furring and freestanding wall assemblies, and suspended or directly attached gypsum board ceiling systems. Includes fire-resistance-rated and sound-rated assemblies, all board types, steel framing and furring, finish levels, joint treatment, accessories, and control joints.
Shop-fabricated miscellaneous steel fabrications that are not part of the primary structural frame and are not stairs or railings — fixed steel ladders with cages or ladder safety systems, ship's ladders, steel pipe and tube bollards (fixed, removable, and structural impact protection), loose steel lintels and masonry shelf angles, steel edge angles and nosings, loose embedded steel furnished for casting into concrete by others (embed plates, weld plates, anchor channels), steel bar gratings and floor (checkered) plate covers and frames, trench and pit frames and covers, equipment supports and rooftop dunnage and steel framing that is not part of the building frame, guard rails and wheel guards for equipment protection, and other miscellaneous steel framing. Covers materials (carbon steel, structural tubing, pipe, stainless where used), hot-dip galvanizing and field repair, shop priming and surface preparation, welding, mechanical fasteners and anchors, and shop and erection tolerances. Applicable to commercial, institutional, industrial, and multi-family buildings.
Cold-formed steel deck for floor and roof construction in commercial, institutional, industrial, and multi-family buildings. Covers composite floor deck (acting compositely with structural concrete topping), non-composite form deck (acting as a permanent stay-in-place form for a concrete slab), and roof deck profiles (Type B wide-rib, Type N deep-rib, Type A narrow-rib, Type F intermediate-rib). Addresses material grade and galvanized coating selection (G60, G90), deck profile and depth, gauge, attachment to supports (arc spot welds, powder-actuated fasteners, screws), side-lap fastening, diaphragm action, concrete fill for composite slabs, openings and reinforcement, accessories (closures, pour stops, ridge and valley plates), and field inspection.
Open-web steel joists and joist girders furnished by Steel Joist Institute member manufacturers under ANSI/SJI 100 and erected under ANSI/SJI 200. Covers K-series and KCS joists, LH-series and DLH-series long-span joists, G-series joist girders, and CJ-series composite joists. Addresses the delegated-design relationship between the Engineer of Record and the joist manufacturer, joist and erector qualification, chord and web steel selection, deflection and floor-vibration criteria, camber policy, bearing seat depth and end anchorage, bridging type and attachment, headers at framed openings, chord extensions, erection stability and erection bridging under OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart R, erection tolerances, shop coating selection, field touch-up, and field inspection of joist work.
Hot-rolled structural steel framing for commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings. Covers wide-flange beams and columns, hollow structural sections (HSS), channels, angles, plates, anchor rods, and all connection materials. Addresses fabrication, erection, bolted connections (bearing and slip-critical), welded connections, high-strength bolt pretensioning, shop and field coatings, surface preparation, camber, tolerances, special inspection, and nondestructive examination. Applicable to buildings in all seismic design categories; seismic-specific requirements follow AISC 341 where triggered.