Steel joists are growing in recognition asrnbeing a very economical system forrnsupporting building floors. This paperrndiscusses the expanded load carryingrncapabilities of noncomposite steel joists andrnjoist girders beyond the Steel JoistrnInstitute’s current K, LH, DLH, and JoistrnGirder load tables. An update is given on thernwork completed by the Steel Joist Institute’srnComposite Joist Committee which currentlyrnis preparing a Standard Specification,rnRecommended Code of Standard Practice,rnand Load Tables for composite steel joists.
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