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Is 801 1975 Specifications

This document provides an introduction and overview of the Indian Standard code of practice for using cold-formed light gauge steel structural members in general building construction. It describes that cold-formed steel members are shaped from flat steel generally less than 12.5 mm thick using cold rolling or press brakes. These members are used for structures like joists, purlins, girts, and wall panels. This type of construction is appropriate for moderate load buildings up to 2 stories, where the members provide surfaces, or where prefabricated subassemblies can reduce on-site erection. The standard was first published in 1958 based on the American Iron and Steel Institute specification, and this revision aligns it with their 1960 edition.

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Is 801 1975 Specifications

This document provides an introduction and overview of the Indian Standard code of practice for using cold-formed light gauge steel structural members in general building construction. It describes that cold-formed steel members are shaped from flat steel generally less than 12.5 mm thick using cold rolling or press brakes. These members are used for structures like joists, purlins, girts, and wall panels. This type of construction is appropriate for moderate load buildings up to 2 stories, where the members provide surfaces, or where prefabricated subassemblies can reduce on-site erection. The standard was first published in 1958 based on the American Iron and Steel Institute specification, and this revision aligns it with their 1960 edition.

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Indian Standard

CODE OF PRAC1�ICE f"'OR USE OF


COLD-FORMED LIGHT GAUGE STEEL
STRUCTURAL MEMBERS IN GENERAL
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
(First Revision)
o. J." 0 R E W 0 R D
0.1 This Indian Standard (Fir..a Revision) was adopted by the Indian
Standards Institution on 31 January 1975, after the draft finalized by the
Structural Engineering Sectional Committee had been approved by the
Structural and Metals Division Council and Civil Engineering Divi-ion
Council.
0.2 Cold-formed steel structural members are cold-formed in rolls or press
brake'} from flat steel, generally not thicker than 12�5 mm, For repetitive
mass production they arc formed most economically by cold-rolling, while
smaller quantities of special shapes are most economically produced on press
brakes. The latter proce~s, with its great versatility of shape variation,
makes this type of con-truction as adaptable to special requirements as reinforced
concrete is in its field of use. Members arc connected by spot, fillet,
plug or slot welds, by screw, bolts, cold rivets or any other special devices.
8.3 This type of construction is appropriate and economical under on- or
more of the following conditions:
a) Where moderate loads and spans make the thicker, hot-rolled shapes
uneconomical, for example, joists, purlins, girts, ru\.("trusses, complete
framing for one- and two-storey residential, cornmercial and
industrial structures;
b) Where it is desired that load-carrying members also provide useful
surfaces, for example, door panels and roof decks, mostly installed
without any shoring and wall panels; and
c) Where sub-assemblies of such members can be prefabricated in the
plant, reducing site erection to a minimum of simple operations,
for example� sub-assembly of panel framing up to 3 X 4 metres and
more for structures listed in (a), standardized package shed-type
utility buildings, etc.
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IS I 801. 1975
0.4 This standard was first published in 19:-)8 and was mainly based on
1956 edition of 'Specification for the de~igh of cold formed steel structural
members' published by American Iron aud Steel Institute, New York.
While revising the Indian Standards, the Sectional Committee decided that
it should be brought in line with the 196C edition of the AlS! public .uion,
as t!�s has been the accepted practice in this country and In()~t suitable
for this type of construction,
0.5 For the purpo~e of deciding whether a particular requirement or this
standard is complied wijh, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing
the result of a test or analysis, shall he rounded off in accordance with
IS; 2-1960*. The number of signiflca.it places retained in the rounded off
value should be the same a.. that of the specified value in this standard.

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