Structural system for supporting a building utilizing light weight steel framing for walls and hollow core concrete slabs for floors

A light weight steel flamed wall panel comprising:

• (a) a first cold formed, light weight steel channel defining a first continuous track having a longitudinal axis and a cross section formed by two spaced flanges and a web connected therebetween, said first continuous track defining one end of the wall panel;
• (b) a second cold formed,, light weight steel channel defining a second continuous track, spaced from and extending parallel to the first track, said second channel having a longitudinal axis and a cross section formed by two spaced flanges and a web connected therebetween, said second continuous track defining the other end of the wall panel;
• (c) a plurality of spaced studs for bearing loads imposed on the wall panel after installation in a building, said load bearing studs extending longitudinally between the first and second continuous tracks in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tracks;
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• (d) a plurality of bearing plates disposed between distal ends of the studs and one of the first and second continuous tracks for distributing loads imposed on the wall panel after installation in a building, each bearing plate having outer and inner sides positioned within the cross section of one of thee first and second tracks and having a first edge lying adjacent one web-flange intersection of said one track and a second edge, spaced from the first edge, lying adjacent the other web-flange intersection of said one track wherein at least a portion of one of the first and second edges lies in a plane inclined at an oblique angle relative to the outer and inner sides of the bearing plate such that the outer side of the beating plate lies flush against the web portion of said one track and the inner side of the bearing plate abuts an end of one of the studs.