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Example of what not to do using steel joist.

Structural Engineering Unfiltered: Lessons, Myths, and Real-World Design

Steel Joists/Deck

2026 | Join James M. Fisher, Ph.D., P.E. and an expert panel for a discussion on structural engineering design, lessons learned fr…

Example of what not to do using steel joist.

Structural Engineering Unfiltered: Lessons, Myths, and Real-World Design

Steel Joists/Deck

Composite steel deck

Concentrated and Non-Uniform Loading on Steel Deck

Steel Joists/Deck

June 17, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET

ASCE 7-22 Snow Loading Joist Designation

ASCE 7-22 Snow Loading Joist Designation

Other Specialties, Roofs

ASCE 7-22 introduced significant changes to snow and rain load provisions, including new reliability-based load combinations that …

Ponding iterative analysis

Ponding Analysis With AISC/SJI Design Guide 40

Ponding

This educational video explains the fundamentals of roof ponding analysis and rain load requirements in ASCE/SEI 7-22. Mark Denavi…

100 Pound and 500 Pound Rule

100 Pound and 500 Pound Rules

Steel Joists/Deck

In this short Steel Joist Institute (SJI) video, we explain the 100 Pound Rule and 500 Pound Rule, which provide guidance for hand…

steel joist and mass timber construction

Five Comparisons To Make With Hybrid Construction

Other Specialties

2026 | Construction is always a balancing act when making decisions between differing materials. Material manufacturers are consta…

steel joist and mass timber construction

Five Comparisons To Make With Hybrid Construction – Quiz

Other Specialties

Combining loads

Connecting the Load Path: Chords and Collectors in Steel Deck Diaphragms

Steel Joists/Deck

2026 | This webinar will provide tools to help you understand diaphragm stiffness and how that stiffness relates to the distributi…

Combining loads

Connecting the Load Path: Chords and Collectors in Steel Deck Diaphragms – Quiz

Steel Joists/Deck

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