SJI has taken its popular 75 Year Steel Joist Manual and updated it to include the current 42nd Edition Standard Specifications, Load Tables and Weight Tables for Steel Joists and Joist Girders (2005), its 1st Edition Standard Specifications for Composite Steel Joists, Weight Tables and Bridging Tables, and Code of Standard Practice for Composite Steel Joists (2007) placing all this information on one CD. Although the 42nd Edition has been available in electronic format, the balance of material on this CD is being offered for the first time in electronic format.

This 13-minute video provides an extensive overview of open web steel joists and their benefits, including strength-to-weight ratio, flexible and adaptable design, amazing durability and economic advantages. The video also reviews the Steel Joist Institute’s 80-year involvement in providing standards for the steel joist industry and its publications and Technical Digests.

The 32-minute video guide on the safe erection of open web steel joists and joists girders is now available in a DVD format with an option for English and Spanish. This DVD, developed jointly with the Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA), contains the necessary safety information for steel erectors, contractors and engineers.

Visually observe safe erection methods for unloading, storing at the jobsite, panelizing, erection bridging requirements, placing construction loads and proper handling methods.