I Joist Standards

PREFACE The 2015 International Codes® promulgated by the International Code Council® (ICC®) comprise a comprehensive set of model regulations for the design, construction and maintenance of safe buildings and structures. As a result of the performance nature of the International Codes,...

This guide shows how to use joist hangers in new construction work. It stresses the importance of correct specification and installation to ensure good performance. 8 pages. Replaces Defect Action Sheets 57 and 58. Revised 1996.

NOTE: This guide specification covers the requirements for steel joist framing and accessories and includes the following components: Open Web Steel Joists (K-Series and KCS), Longspan Steel Joists (LH-Series), Deep Longspan Steel Joists (DLH-Series), Joist...

Glulam, I-joists and plywood are used in a 19-building high school campus

This specification covers a one-coat shop joist primer that will provide temporary protection to the steel joists during delivery and erection. This system is intended as a one-coat shop paint for open web and long span steel joists that may be either enclosed or exposed in the...

Comprehensive guide to engineered wood construction systems for both residential and commercial/industrial buildings. Includes information on plywood and oriented strand board (wood structural panels), glulam, I-joists, structural composite lumber, typical specifications, and design...

This document provides standard test methods for determining the vertical load, axial load and torsional moment capacity as well as deflection characteristics of preformed three-dimensional joist hangers that are used primarily for securing one timber member to another (the header can be...

1.1 This specification provides the test methodology and procedures to demonstrate that the fire performance of wood-based floor framing members is equivalent to unprotected 2 by 10 dimension lumber or equal-sized structural composite lumber (SCL) floor joists used in interior floor...

1.1 This specification provides the test methodology and procedures to demonstrate that the fire performance of wood-based floor framing members is equivalent to unprotected 2 by 10 dimension lumber or equal-sized structural composite lumber (SCL) floor joists used in interior floor...