Structural stud

A panel comprising:

• a plurality of structural studs, each of the plurality of structural studs comprising:
• a central longitudinal axis, a baseplate, and a sidewall extending from the baseplate;
• and
• a plurality of tabs punched out of the sidewall, the plurality of tabs comprising a first set of tabs and a second set of tabs, each of the plurality of tabs comprising:
• a tab leg that is substantially planar and is connected to the sidewall at one end of the tab leg of each of the plurality of tabs, and that projects outwardly from the sidewall at an acute angle to the sidewall;
• a first tab foot extending from the tab leg of each of the first set of tabs and curving in a direction having an angle acute to the central longitudinal axis and away from the sidewall,
• a second tab foot extending from the tab leg of each of the second set of tabs and curving in a direction that is approximately parallel to the central longitudinal axis,
• wherein the first set of tabs and the second set of tabs are mutually exclusive;
• wherein the tab leg and the corresponding first tab foot of each tab of the first set of tabs have a common joint,
• wherein the tab leg and the corresponding second tab foot of each tab of the second set of tabs have a common joint, each tab leg extending away from a hole in the sidewall created by the respective tab being punched out of the sidewall,
• wherein the hole is defined by a base side and a top side, the base side has a greater length than the top side, and the tab leg of each of the plurality of tabs extends from the base side,
• wherein the tabs of the first set of tabs being vertical tabs and the tabs of second set of tabs being horizontal tabs, a total surface area of the holes created by the tabs is greater than about 10% of the total surface area of the sidewall;
• and
• wherein the tabs of the plurality of structural studs and a structural mesh is embedded in concrete, and with the baseplates not embedded in the concrete,
• wherein the structural mesh includes rebar and the rebar is adjacent to the common joint of each of the plurality of tabs.