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Steel joist and steel deck

What the Deck? Correctly Specifying Steel Deck

Steel Deck

2025 | There is more to steel deck than holding up a roof or a slab of concrete. While much of the time a traditional gravity load…

Steel Joist Floors

Designing High-Performance Floors With Open Web Steel Joists

Floors

2025 | Open web steel joists are used in high-performance floors to achieve superior design characteristics with less weight, lowe…

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Vibration of Floors Supported by Open Web Steel Joists: Overview & Recent Innovations

Vibration

2025 | This session will cover AISC Design Guide 11 and SJI Technical Digest 5 guidance for evaluating vibration serviceability fo…

It’s Joist That Simple: System Design and Structural Reliability

Steel Deck, Structural Systems

2024 | Steel joist and deck can provide additional strength and serviceability to your structure. Several steel industry associati…

Guidance for Building Design Using Steel Joists

Engineering Practice

2024 | This webinar provides guidance to specifying professionals and joist manufacturers using open web steel joists and joist gi…

Steel Joist and Steel Deck Roof

Connecting the Load Path: Diaphragms Are More Than Just Deck and Fasteners

Floors, Steel Deck

2024 | Open web steel joists and joist girders are often used to support the structure for steel deck and concrete floor diaphragm…

Sustainability 101: Life Cycle of Steel Joists and Deck

Sustainability

2024 | The attributes and benefits of open web steel joists and steel deck are well known to the civil engineering community. Thei…

Utilizing, Specifying and Then Bridging Open Web Steel Joists

Bridging, Joists

2024 | This webinar will cover two parts: The first part of the webinar will provide guidance to the specifying professional for …

Warehouse featuring drainage to prevent ponding.

Ponding Analysis With the New AISC/SJI Design Guide

Ponding

The ponding provisions that were in Appendix 2 of the AISC Specification are not in the 2022 edition, and ASCE 7 now requires pond…

Wind Uplift Design for Steel Joist and Steel Deck Roofs

Steel Deck, Wind & Uplift

2024 | This webinar will provide a comprehensive review of wind forces on steel joist and steel deck roof systems, including wind …

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