摘要 |
A metal stud for constructing a fire-rated wall and the wall structure formed of a plurality of studs mounted in runners and having at least a pair of spaced-apart layers of wallboard panels with adjacent panels in abutting relationship, the stud being formed of an integral piece of sheet metal and comprising a single layer web having a first plurality of oppositely directed flange means at one edge thereof and a second pair of oppositely directed flange means connected to the web means at the other end thereof and spaced-apart from the first pair of flange means a sufficient distance to provide a pair of oppositely directed channels receiving the edges of adjacent panels of a single layer, and means extending away from the second pair of oppositely directed flange means and being connected to and supporting a panel spaced apart from the first and second pairs of flange means and adapted to have the wallboard panels of a second layer affixed thereto in parallel spaced-apart relationship with regard to the first layer of wallboard panels. In an improved embodiment a plurality of apertures are provided in the web to reduce heat transfer therethrough and facilitate heat dissipation from the wallboard panels, thereby permitting the wall structure to obtain a favorable ASTM fire rating.
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