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“DESIGNING STEEL JOISTS WITH EASE — HOW TO PARTNER”, GREEN, P., NOV 2010

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“MATERIAL MATTERS: UNDERSTANDING STEEL JOISTS”, SAMUELSON, P.E., DEC 2007

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"MORE OR LESS", MARTIN, J., HOLTERMANN, T., BROTHERSEN, B., DEC 2015

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“A MORE PRACTICAL JOIST SPECIFICATION”, BROTHERSEN, B., HOLTERMANN, T., FEB 2011

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“NOT YOUR TYPICAL STEEL JOIST ROOF”, KUTARBA, M., DEC 2010

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“MEET THE EXPERTS AT MSC'S ONLINE CHATS”, MAY 2010

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“BUILDING A TURTLE”, MEYER, C., JAN 2010

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“INCREASING OVERHEAD CAPACITY”, MARXHAUSEN, P., HENLEY, D., SEP 2009

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“JOIST CAUSE”, MORAN, P.J., JENSEN, E., OCT 2007

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“COMPOSITE JOIST ADVANTAGE”, SAMUELSON, D., SEP 2003

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“DESIGN OF FIRE-RESISTIVE ASSEMBLIES WITH STEEL JOISTS”, SCHULTZ, W., AUG 2003

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“NEW SJI RULE ON STEEL JOISTS”, BADY, SUSAN, JAN 2012

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“STEEL JOISTS CLEAN UP A CAR WASH'S CARBON FOOTPRINT”, SCHNEIDER, J., MAR 2011

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“NEW HORIZONS IN OPEN WEB STEEL JOISTS AND JOIST GIRDERS”, HOLTERMANN, T., GODFREY, M., BROTHERSEN, B., FEB 2011

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“DEFINING RESPONSIBILITIES IN STEEL JOIST DESIGN”, SJI ENGINEERING PRACTICE COMMITTEE AD-HOC GROUP: TIM HOLTERMANN, P.E., BRUCE BROTHERSEN, P.E., MARK PERRY, P.E., WALTER WORTHLEY, P.E., NOV 2008

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“JOIST JOURNEY”, BRUCE BROTHERSEN, PE, AND KEN CHARLES, JUNE 2024

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DECK BILLS OF MATERIAL

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VULCRAFT DECK IAPMO REPORT ER 0652

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VULCRAFT 1.5B 50KSI FM REPORT

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JOIST DESIGN TOOLS

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Curious about uniform, roving, or crippling loads? Need help calculating deck diaphragm shear and stiffness? Our Roof Deck Design Tools can help you find the answers that you need.

FLOOR DECK DESIGN TOOLS

Whether you need to calculate unshored construction spans, deck-slab diaphragms, spanning pour stops, or composite superimposed loads, our Floor Deck Design Tools can help you find the information and calculations that your project needs.

BIM TOOLS

Our BIM Tools are perfect for specifying and modeling a variety of joists and joist girders to aid in the quoting and detailing process.

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If you need help deciding which grating will work best for your project, our Bar Grating Design Tool will help you find the solution.

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Use our Building Design Tools to help with a variety of project challenges including selecting the most appropriate fire assembly to calculating roof wind pressures.

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