ASTM C754-11

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Designation:C754 −11
StandardSpecification for
Installation of Steel Framing Members to Receive Screw-
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Attached Gypsum Panel Products
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C754; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* C645Specification for Nonstructural Steel Framing Mem-
bers
1.1 This specification covers the minimum requirements for
C840SpecificationforApplicationandFinishingofGypsum
the installation of interior nonstructural steel framing and
Board
furring members designed to receive screw-attached gypsum
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2.2 AISI Standard:
panel products. The steel framing and furring members cov-
AISI COSPCode of Standard Practice for Cold-Formed
ered in this specification are limited to those complying with
Steel Structural Framing - 2006 Edition
Specification C645.
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2.3 ICC-ES Document
1.2 Details of construction for a specific assembly to
ICC-ES-AC86 Acceptance Criteria for Steel Studs and
achieve the required fire resistance, sound or acoustic rating
Gypsum-Board Interior Nonload-Bearing Walls—
shallbeobtainedfromreportsoffire-resistancetests,engineer-
Complete Construction—AC86—Approved July 1995
ing evaluations, or listings from recognized fire testing, sound
(Editorially revised September 2005) (Formerly ICBO
or acoustic laboratories.
AC86 dated July 1995)
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
3. Terminology
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only 3.1 Definitions—Terms shall be as defined in Terminology
and are not considered standard. C11.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
2. Referenced Documents
3.2.1 channel, n—the material described in 4.3 to which
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
furring members are attached.
A641/A641MSpecification for Zinc–Coated (Galvanized)
3.2.2 cross furring, n—furring member attached perpen-
Carbon Steel Wire
dicular to main runners or framing members.
A653/A653MSpecification for Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated
3.2.3 cross furring member, n—a member installed perpen-
(Galvanized) or Zinc-Iron Alloy-Coated (Galvannealed)
dicularlytothemainbeamsdesignedtoreceivescrewattached
by the Hot-Dip Process
gypsum panel products.
A1008/A1008MSpecification for Steel, Sheet, Cold-Rolled,
Carbon, Structural, High-Strength Low-Alloy, High- 3.2.4 direct furring, n—furringmembersattacheddirectlyto
Strength Low-Alloy with Improved Formability, Solution the structural members of the building.
Hardened, and Bake Hardenable
3.2.5 framing member, n—metal studs, runners (track), and
C11Terminology Relating to Gypsum and Related Building
rigid furring channels designed to receive screw attached
Materials and Systems
gypsum panel products.
3.2.6 furred ceiling, n—a ceiling in which the rigid furring
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channels and studs are attached directly to the structural
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C11 on
GypsumandRelatedBuildingMaterialsandSystemsandisthedirectresponsibility
members of the building.
ofSubcommitteeC11.03onSpecificationsfortheApplicationofGypsumandOther
3.2.7 furring, v—preparingawallorceilingwithframingor
Products in Assemblies.
Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2011. Published August 2011. Originally
furring members to provide a level surface or airspace.
approved in 1974. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as C754–09a. DOI:
10.1520/C0754-11.
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C754−11
3.2.8 furring member, n—metal studs, rigid furring 4.4.2 Cross Furring Members—Formed from cold-rolled
channels, or channels used either as direct furring or as cross steel, designed to permit screw attachment of gypsum panel
furring. products, and formed with an end configuration that permits
mechanical interlock with the indexed slots of the main beam.
3.2.9 grid suspension system, n—ac
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