▁smaller ▁depth ▁than ▁tracks , ▁but ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁bra ce ▁members , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁ce iling ▁support ▁systems . ▁ ▁F ▁members ▁are ▁“ f urr ing ” ▁or ▁“ hat ” ▁channels , ▁typically ▁used ▁hor izont ally ▁on ▁walls ▁or ▁ce il ings . ▁ ▁L ▁members ▁are ▁angles , ▁which ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁headers ▁across ▁open ings , ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁loads ▁to ▁the ▁adjacent ▁j amb ▁stud s . ▁ ▁In ▁high - r ise ▁commercial ▁and ▁multi - family ▁resident ial ▁construction , ▁C FS F ▁is ▁typically ▁used ▁for ▁interior ▁partitions ▁and ▁support ▁of ▁exterior ▁walls ▁and ▁cl adding . ▁ ▁In ▁many ▁mid - r ise ▁and ▁low - r ise ▁applications , ▁the ▁entire ▁struct ural ▁system ▁can ▁be ▁fr amed ▁with ▁C FS F . ▁▁ ▁Connect ors ▁and ▁fast en ers ▁in ▁fr aming ▁▁ ▁Connect ors ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁cold - formed ▁steel ▁construction ▁to ▁attach ▁members ▁( i . e . ▁stud s , ▁jo ists ) ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁primary ▁structure ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁load ▁transfer ▁and ▁support . ▁ ▁Since ▁an ▁assembly ▁is ▁only ▁as ▁strong ▁as ▁its ▁weak est ▁component , ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁engineer ▁each ▁connection ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁meets ▁specified ▁performance ▁requirements . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁main ▁connection ▁types , ▁F ixed ▁and ▁Mov ement - Allow ing ▁( S lip ). ▁ ▁F ixed ▁connections ▁of ▁fr aming ▁members ▁do ▁not ▁allow