Joist Girders function as a primary framing member, supporting equally-spaced concentrated loads from open web steel joists. Joist girders, along with steel joists in general, are highly-efficient structural members due to their truss-like configuration. For more information, see our Joist Girders catalog, or Contact Us.

Steel Joist Institute Names Prestigious 2024 Golden Joist Award Recipient. SJI presented James M. Fisher, Ph.D., P.E, Dist.M.ASCE, the Golden Joist Award during their annual Spring Board of Directors Meeting in Sea Island, Georgia. The award is the highest recognition given by SJI, with only 13 awarded in the nearly 100-year history of the ...

The open-web design of steel joists and joist girders introduce a range of cost and performance advantages: reducing project weight; allowing for seamless integration of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems; and making erection easier and faster. Individually and combined, those benefits save time and money.

Download the SJI standard specifications, load and weight tables, and the code of standard practice for K-Series, LH-Series, DLH Series open web steel joists and joist girders and CJ-Series composite steel joists. Additionally, view the current ANSI information.

Vulcraft's CJ-Series Joists combine the efficiency of an open-web steel joist system with the benefits of concrete slab construction. Combining these two construction materials creates a stronger system that uses fewer materials. Along with these value-added benefits and others, CJ series joists make an ideal solution for commercial, industrial ...

Our steel joists and girders are produced and marketed through eight Vulcraft facilities that obtain the majority of their steel from Nucor bar mills. Every Vulcraft joist is engineered to the customer’s exact specifications. In addition, we ensure the highest level of quality and structural integrity in our steel joists and girders through a ...

TradeReady® Steel joist bundles should be stored level. DO NOT open bundles until time of installation. Use care when handling bundles and individual components to prevent injury to handlers or damage by forklift or crane. Twisting of steel joists, or applying loads to the joist when flat can damage the joist. Damaged steel joists should not ...

From steel joists and joist girders to steel roof deck and long-span composite floor systems, we engineer and manufacture solutions that control costs, enhance performance and ensure project success. Together, let’s build it better. Flush-Frame innovations.

Deep Longspan Steel Joists are used for the. direct support of roof slabs or decks between walls, beams, and main structural members. The LH- and DLH-Series have been designed for the purpose of extending the use of joists to spans. and loads in excess of those covered by Open Web Steel Joists, K-Series. Longspan Series Joists have been ...

Historical Standards & Specifications. Download the SJI standard specifications, load and weight tables, and the code of standard practice for K-Series, LH-Series, DLH Series open web steel joists and joist girders and CJ-Series composite steel joists.