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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 Joist

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

Roof Bay Analysis Tool - With Ponding

Roof Bay Analysis Tool – With Ponding Video

Design Tools, Roofs

Learn how the tool can be used to compare roof framing systems, evaluate joists, joist girders, beams, and girders, and perform po…

Live Load and the Red Numbers

Standard Specs / Load & Weight Tables

The Steel Joist Institute discusses joist live load deflection and the red numbers on the SJI load tables.

SJI - Setting Standards. Advancing Designs.

SJI Resources

Steel Joist

Steel Joist Institute Resources Check out the plethora of resources the Steel Joist Institute offers, including publications, webi…

Steel joist painted and steel deck with primer

Nothing Flashy About Paint & Primer: Joist and Deck Edition

Paint

Watch our short educational video on painting steel joists and applying primer to steel deck.

Steel joists in construction

Montaje Seguro de joist y joist girders de alma abierta

Steel Joist

Aprenda los procedimientos básicos mas seguros para el montaje de los joists y joist girders

Special Profile Joists

Special Profiles

Watch our short educational video on Special Profile Joists to help you in designing and building with steel joists and joist gird…

KCS Joist video

KCS Joist

Watch our short educational video on KCS joist to help you in designing and building with steel joists and joist girders.

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View articles from SJI that were featured in various industry publications. Topics include floor systems, winds, seismic, non-uniform loads, composite steel joists and more.