Bridging Channels
BRIDGING CHANNELS
SANDERS STEEL FRAMING bridging channels are used for stiffening both non-loadbearing, loadbearing walls and partitions.
The channel is turned to lock it into place within the stud knockout in order to provide resistance to twisting of the steel stud due to wind or axial loading.
Bridging channel is also the preferred way of installing a drywall ceiling with furring channel connected perpendicular to the bridging channel suspended from the structure above.
Bridging channels are manufactured from hot dipped galvanized steel in the following profiles:
| 3/4 x 1/2.054 CHANNEL 12’ |
| 1-1/2 X 1/2 .043 CHANNEL 12’ |
| 1-1/2 x 1/2 .054 CHANNEL 12’ |
| 1-1/2 X 3/4 .054 CHANNEL 12’ |
APPLICABLE STANDARDS
- CAN/CSA S-136-16 (North American specification for the design of cold-formed steel structural members)
- ASTM A653/A653M (Standard for steel sheet, zinc-coated (galvanized) or zinc-iron alloy-coated by the hot-dip process)
- ASTM C645 (Standard specification for non-structural steel framing members)