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FREE Webinar: Structural Engineering Unfiltered: Lessons, Myths, and Real-World Design
Join SJI for the live webinar on Wednesday, April 15, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET.
UPDATED | Technical Digest 9 Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders
The latest Technical Digest 9 includes a new chapter on erection engineering, expansions on loading and shipping joists as well as details on joist products, including special configuration joists and more.
OPEN FOR ENTRIES | James M. Fisher Scholarship
SJI is awarding ten $5,000 scholarships for the 2026-2027 academic year. View the entry requirements and submit your entry by May 31, 2026.
Identify Existing Joists
Need help identifying existing joists in a building structure? SJI will review our extensive files to find joists similar to those you have located in an older building..
Featured Projects
Seaport Office Building
Commercial, Office
The Class A Office building in Boston, MA was completed in 2018 and features a total of 400,000 sq ft. The building is a Green Building LEED Certified Platinum featuring 17 floors with retail space on the 1st and 2nd floors.
Child Care Center
Commercial
The 50,000sf ESPN Child Care Center achieves a minimum LEED Silver Certification with strategies including use of local, natural materials, appropriate building orientation and lots of daylighting and views.
Steel & Stainless Steel Process Facility
Industrial, Manufacturing Buildings
One of the most interesting facts of the project was the sheer size. Steel tonnage totals are as follows: Roof Joists = 1,227 tons; joist girders = 2,668 tons; wall joist = 1,045 tons; and joist bridging = 540 tons.