1. Architectural Finishing
Systems
Suspended Light Gauge
Ceiling System
Raised Floor Systems
(Access Floors)
Light-Gauge Steel
Metal Cladding
BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION
V
ARCHITECTURAL FINISHING SYSTEMS
2. 5.0 ARCHITECTURAL FINISHING
SYSTEMS
5.1 SUSPENDED LIGHT GAUGE CEILING SYSTEM
5.0
5.1
Architectural Finishing
Systems
Suspended Light Gauge
Ceiling System
Raised Floor Systems
(Access Floors)
Light-Gauge Steel
Metal Cladding
8. Splice runner sections
with a stud section
Continuous runner
channel
Light-gauge steel studs
@ 12”, 16” or 24” (305,
405 or 610) o.c.
Light-gauge steel stud
assembly @ corners
Horizontal channel bracing
Walls less than 10’ (3050) high:
Walls over 10’ (3050) high:
• 2 rows @ 1/3 height for vertical loads
• 1 row @ mid-height for wind loads
• 3’-4” (1015) o.c. maximum for vertical
loads
• 5’-0” (1525) o.c. maximum for wind
loads
Diagonal steel
strap bracing
welded to studs
and runners
Secure strap
connection to
stud and runner
with a steel
gusset plate or
welds
Angle clip
welded to stud
and bolted
foundation
5.0
5.3
5.3 LIGHT-GAUGE STEEL STUDS
Architectural Finishing
Systems
Suspended Light Gauge
Ceiling System
Raised Floor Systems
(Access Floors)
Light-Gauge Steel
Metal Cladding
9. 5.0
5.3
C-Studs
1-1/4”, 1-3/8”, 1-1/2”, 1-5/8”
(32, 35, 38, 41) thick
2-1/2”, 3”, 3-1/2”, 3-5/8”, 4”, 5-1/2”, 6”, 7-1/2”,
8” (64, 75, 90, 100, 140, 150, 190, 205) wide
Channel studs
Light-gauge steel studs
are usually prepunched to
allow piping, wiring and
bracing to pass through
Consult manufacturer for
specific shapes and
available sizes and
gauges
1”, 1-3/8” (25, 35) thick
2-1/2”, 3-1/4”, 3-5/8”, 4”, 6”
(64, 85, 90, 100, 150) wide
Light-gauge stud walls are framed,
sheathed, insulated and finished as in
wood light frame construction
Connections are made with
self-drilling, self-tapping
screws inserted with an
electric or pneumatic tool or
with pneumatically driven
pins
Architectural Finishing
Systems
Suspended Light Gauge
Ceiling System
Raised Floor Systems
(Access Floors)
Light-Gauge Steel
Metal Cladding
10. 5.0 Light-gauge steel studs
Continuous runner channel
Light gauge steel joists
Web stiffeners
Continuous runner
Perimeter channel
Light-gauge steel studs @ 12”,
16” or 24” (305, 405 or 610) o.c.
Horizontal channel bracing
Continuous runner channel
Light-gauge steel joists
Web stiffener
Clip angle anchor bolted to
concrete foundation wall
Perimeter channel fastened
to web stiffeners and clip
angles
Exterior wall sheathing and
finish
Overhang possible
5.3
Architectural Finishing
Systems
Suspended Light Gauge
Ceiling System
Raised Floor Systems
(Access Floors)
Light-Gauge Steel
Metal Cladding
11. 5.3
5.0
Light-gauge steel studs
Continuous runner channel
Reinforced concrete on
metal decking
Open-web steel joists
Steel beam or light-gauge
stud bearing wall
EXTERIOR WALL
Provide web stiffeners for
steel joists that continue
over support
Light-gauge steel joists
Double channel
Continuous runner channel
INTERIOR WALL
Light-gauge stud
bearing wall
STUD ASSEMBLY AT
EXTERIOR CORNER
STUD ASSEMBLY AT
PARTITION INTERSECTION
Architectural Finishing
Systems
Suspended Light Gauge
Ceiling System
Raised Floor Systems
(Access Floors)
Light-Gauge Steel
Metal Cladding
12. 5.3
5.0
Steel gusset plate
Double C-joists
Trussed header Structural steel channel
Trussed bridging at
corners next to openings
Double or nested studs
Architectural Finishing
Systems
Suspended Light Gauge
Ceiling System
Raised Floor Systems
(Access Floors)
Light-Gauge Steel
Metal Cladding
14. 5.3
5.0
Wood panel deck
Steel joist continues or
laps with adjoining joist
over beam or wall support
3” (75) minimum bearing
at interior supports
Web stiffener
Double joists under
partition loads
INTERIOR BEARING
EXTERIOR BEARING
Continuous runner
fastened through deck to
closure channel
Perimeter closure channel
Web stiffener
Metal stud wall
1-1/2” (38) minimum
bearing at joist ends
Steel joists
Metal stud bearing wall
Architectural Finishing
Systems
Suspended Light Gauge
Ceiling System
Raised Floor Systems
(Access Floors)
Light-Gauge Steel
Metal Cladding
15. 5.0
5.4
ALPOLIC & ALPOLIC®
/fr
Interior and Exterior
Interior ALPOLIC®
Features
Interior ALPOLIC®
is a light and strong sheet material. With the light specific
gravity of 1.2 it can reduce weight by 40% compared with solid aluminum
sheet and by 70% of stainless steel with the equivalent rigidity.
Continuous laminating process to laminate aluminum skins and core material
provides the excellent flatness of the panel free of distortion and deflection.
Cutting, bending, curving and other procedures are easily accomplished with
aluminum working or wood working machines.
Compared with calcium silicate board and gypsum board, Interior ALPOLIC®
cannot be cracked and broken because of lamination with aluminum skins and
visco-elastic high molecular resin.
Compared with other materials of the same weight (steel, aluminum, plywood,
etc.) Interior ALPOLIC
®
has a larger sound transmission loss.
The coatings are applied with a continuous coil coating line, and consistent
coating quality and hence, high performance can be expected in corrosion
resistance and weather-ability in ALPOLIC ®
PC Series and ALPOLIC ®
PC
Stone Series, which can be applied for moist rooms.
Interior ALPOLIC ®
has a good thermal insulation effect due to the core
material of high molecular resin.
Lightweight and
Rigid
Flatness
Workability
Impact Resistance
Sound Transmission
Corrosion Resistance,
Humidity Resistance and
Weather-ability
Thermal Insulation
5.4 METAL CLADDING
Architectural Finishing
Systems
Suspended Light Gauge
Ceiling System
Raised Floor Systems
(Access Floors)
Light-Gauge Steel
Metal Cladding
17. 5.0
Exterior ALPOLIC®
/fr
Features
The continuous laminating process that combines 0.5 mm thick
aluminum skins with the core material results in excellent flatness of
the panel.
The unique technology of the coil coating process provides the best
quality of color uniformity, and no visible surface grain lines.
A light and strong sheet material with an apparent specific gravity of
1.2 to 2.0, reducing weight by 40% (ALPOLIC®
) to 15%
(ALPOLIC®
/fr) compared with solid aluminum sheet with equivalent
rigidity.
ALPOLIC®
/fr and ALPOLIC®
are resistant to reasonable impact
loads due to the unique composite composite construction of strong
aluminum skins bonded to a viscoelastic core.
Cutting, bending, curving, routing, grooving and other procedures
are easily accomplished with aluminum working or woodworking
machines.
ALPOLIC®
/fr meets fire code requirements because of its non-
combustible mineral filled core.
Superior Flatness
Excellent Color
Uniformity
Rigidity
Impact
Resistance
Workability
Fire Resistance
5.4
Architectural Finishing
Systems
Suspended Light Gauge
Ceiling System
Raised Floor Systems
(Access Floors)
Light-Gauge Steel
Metal Cladding
18. 5.0
5.4
PLDT
Makati, Philippines
Fluorocarbon Paint, Metallic
Hewlett Packard Building
Los Antos, CA, USA
Fluorocarbon Paint, Solid
Damansara Mosque
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Fluorocarbon Paint, Metallic
400 George Street
Sydney, Australia
Fluorocarbon Paint, Metallic
Architectural Finishing
Systems
Suspended Light Gauge
Ceiling System
Raised Floor Systems
(Access Floors)
Light-Gauge Steel
Metal Cladding
19. 5.0
5.4
* Indicates that this method is not
available with A-LOOK®
Architectural Finishing
Systems
Suspended Light Gauge
Ceiling System
Raised Floor Systems
(Access Floors)
Light-Gauge Steel
Metal Cladding
