TABLE OF CONTENTS - GSP Ind

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS . VULCRAFT DESIGN NOTICE ..3. GENERAL INFORMATION ..6. A. Joist Design Commentary 1. Vibration 2. Deflection 3. How to Specify Concentrated &. Other Non-Uniform Loads on Steel Joists LOAD RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN ..8. K AND KCS SERIES ..9. A. General Information B. Customary Load Tables C. KCS Load Tables ( and Metric). **IMPORTANT NOTICE** D. K-Metric Load Tables BASED UPON FINDINGS OF INDUSTRY E. K-Specifications SPONSORED RESEARCH, THE STEEL ACCESSORIES AND DETAILS ..31. JOIST INSTITUTE HAS DEVELOPED A.

2 VS Series and Loose Outriggers NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE B. K-Details OF ERECTION STABILITY BRIDGING. C. LH and DLH-Details THE NEW SJI SPECIFICATIONS LH AND DLH SERIES ..43. REQUIRE BOLTED DIAGONAL A. General Information B. Customary Load Tables BRIDGING TO BE INSTALLED FOR. C. Customary Load Tables SOME K-SERIES AND LH-SERIES D. LH-Metric Load Tables JOISTS BEFORE SLACKENING THE E. DLH-Metric Load Tables HOISTING LINES. THE JOIST SPANS F. LH and DLH Specifications REQUIRING THIS STABILITY BRIDGING SLH SERIES.

3 63. ARE SHADED IN THE LOAD TABLES. A. General Information B. SLH Details IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR JOIST C. SLH-Load Tables D. SLH-Specifications SPECIFIERS AND ERECTORS TO. KNOW THAT OSHA IS INTERPRETING JOIST GIRDERS ..74. A. General Information (c)2 TO MEAN ALL. B. Joist Girder Details JOIST FORTY (40) FEET (12192MM) C. Bottom Chord Brace Tables AND LONGER TO REQUIRE A ROW OF D. Joist Girders in Moment Resistant Frames BOLTED BRIDGING TO BE IN PLACE E. Joist Girder Weight Customary BEFORE SLACKENING OF HOISTING F.

4 Joist Girder Weight TABLE -Metric G. Joist Glrder Specifications LINES. FIRE RESISTANCE RATINGS WITH. STEEL JOIST AND JOIST GIRDERS ..103. ECONOMICAL JOIST GUIDE ..107. RECOMMENDED CODE. OF STANDARD PRACTICE ..119. PUBLICATIONS ..127. FRONT COVER PICTURE: Brown & Root Employee Center Houston, Texas General Contractor: Brown & Root Steel Fabricator: Palmer Steel Supplies, Inc. 1. 1995 REVISIONS. PAGE SECTION CHANGE. 1 Added notice regarding bridging. 6 Vibration Revised. 7 Concentrated Loads Revised. 8 LRFD Added. 9 K-Series New bridging tables.

5 10-13 K-Series Added shading and OSHA note for erection stability requirement. 14-17 KCS-Series Change from CS-Series, added metric. 18-21 K-Series Added metric load tables. 22-29 K-Series Revised specifications to include metric and new bridging criteria. 31 Accessories & Details Revised VS-Series. 35-36 Accessories & Details New bridging requirements. 39 Accessories & Details New top chord extension load TABLE -metric. 40 Accessories & Details Revised camber tables to include metric. 43 LH-DLH Series New bridging tables.

6 44-46 LH-Series Added shading and OSHA note for erection stability requirement. 47-48 DLH-Series Added shading for erection stability requirement. 49-52 LH-Series New metric tables. 53-54 DLH-Series New metric tables. 55-62 LH-DLH Series Revised specifications to include metric and new bridging criteria. 77 Joist Girders Re-worded. 78 Joist Girders Added detail "F". 80-88 Joist Girders Enhanced weight tables and added stepped line to indicate when a 10 inch deep bearing should be used. 89-95 Joist Girders New metric design example and metric weight tables.

7 96-102 Joist Girders Revised specifications to include metric. 103-106 Fire Resistance Ratings Revised stress limitations and revised some fire resistance ratings. 107-118 Economical Joist Guide Added shading for erection stability requirements. Method of listing joists in order of economies has been revised. 119-126 Recommended Code of Standard Practice Revised to include metric and new bridging criteria. 2. A WORD ABOUT QUALITY NOTICE. In manufacturing steel joists, there can be no compro- Vulcraft, a Division of Nucor Corporation, has provided mise on quality.

8 Your business depends on it. Our rep- this catalog for use by engineers and architects in utation and success depends on it. As the largest designing and using Vulcraft open web joists and open manufacturer of steel joists in the United States, a lot web girders. It includes all products available at the of buildings and a lot of people depend on Vulcraft for time of printing. Vulcraft reserves the right to change, consistently high standards of quality that are demon- revise or withdraw any Products or procedures without strated in reliable performance.

9 Notice. In the manufacturing of steel joists and joist girders, The information presented in this catalog has been Vulcraft uses high quality steel. Welding to exact spec- prepared in accordance with recognized engineering ifications is the key to making structurally sound joists- principles and is for general information only. While it -and the most critical step in the entire process. This is believed to be accurate, this information should not being the case, all Vulcraft welders are certified to be used or relied upon for any specific application with- American Welding Society standards.

10 All welds are in out competent professional examination and verifica- accordance with the Steel Joist Institute's welding cri- tion of its accuracy, suitability and applicability by an teria and all Vulcraft joists are manufactured to meet engineer, architect or other licensed professional. the required design loads of the specifying profession- al. Vulcraft is a manufacturer of open web steel joists, joist girders, floor deck and roof deck. Vulcraft employs a To further insure the precision and quality of every staff of engineers for the design, manufacture and weld, every Vulcraft quality assurance inspector is also marketing of its products.