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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. 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 .

2 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. 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.

3 7 Concentrated Loads Revised. 8 LRFD Added. 9 K- series New bridging tables. 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. 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.

4 89-95 Joist Girders New metric design example and metric weight tables. 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. 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.

5 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. 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. 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.

6 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. Vulcraft does not accept the certified to these same high standards. Furthermore responsibility as the design professional of record for Vulcraft's quality assurance supervisors report directly any structure. Vulcraft accepts the delegation of the to the engineering manager. Vulcraft also employs an engineering responsibility only for the products it man- ongoing program of mechanical testing that includes ufactures, provided the application and applicable full scale load tests at every facility. loading for these products are specified by the design professional of record. Vulcraft provides engineering As the leading manufacturer of steel joists and joist for the design of its products and does not displace the girders in the United States, Vulcraft's reputation need on any project for a design professional of depends on successfully managed quality control pro- record.

7 Grams. That's why quality is important at Vulcraft. You have our word on it. 3. VULCRAFT. STEEL JOISTS AND JOIST GIRDERS, STEEL ROOF AND FLOOR DECK, COMPOSITE JOISTS. VULCRAFT OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF. JOISTS, JOIST GIRDERS AND DECK PRODUCTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT A VULCRAFT SALES OFFICE. VULCRAFT. MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS: Box 637 Brigham City, UT 84302* (435) 734-9433 Fax: (435) 732-5423. Box 100520 Florence, SC 29501 (843) 662-0381 Fax: (843) 662-3132. Box 680169 Fort Payne, AL 35968 (256) 845-2460 Fax: (256) 845-2823. Box 186 Grapeland, TX 75844 (936) 687-4665 Fax: (936) 687-4290. Box 59 Norfolk, NE 68702 (402) 644-8500 Fax: (402) 644-8528. Box 1000 St. Joe, IN 46785 (219) 337-1800 Fax: (219) 337-1801. Box 280 Chemung, NY 14825 (607) 529-9000 Fax: (607) 529-9001. *STEEL JOISTS, JOIST GRIDERS AND COMPOSITE JOISTS ONLY. 312 Elm Building, Cincinnati, Ohio Architect: Space Design International Structural Engineer: Stanley D. Lindsey and Associates Developer: Duke Construction Management Steel Fabricators: Ferguson Steel Steel Erector: Ben Hur Construction 4.

8 ALABAMA INDIANA. Box 680169, Fort Payne, Alabama 35968 (256) 845-2460 Box 1000, St. Joe, Indiana 46785 (219) 337-1800. Joists & Deck Fax: (256) 845-2823 Joists & Deck Fax: (219) 337-1801. NEBRASKA SOUTH CAROLINA. Box 59, Norfolk, Nebraska 68702 (402) 644-8500 Box 100520, Florence, South Carolina 29501 (843) 662-0381. Joists & Deck Fax: (402) 644-8528 Joists & Deck Fax: (843) 662-3132. TEXAS UTAH. 186, Grapeland, Texas 75844 (936) 687-4665 Box 637, Brigham City, Utah 84302 (435) 734-9433. Joists & Deck Fax: (936) 687-4290 Joists Fax: (435)723-5423. Coming By Fall 2001 Vulcraft of New York 5. JOINT DESIGN COMMENTARY. FLOOR VIBRATION significantly to the composite section. When used with Floor vibration occurs, in varying degrees, in all types a thicker slab, greater resistance to vibration can be of building construction. Unlike steady state vibration, achieved, and, since fewer pieces must be installed, which can be isolated, vibration due to human impact may be more economical. is inconsistent in amplitude and frequency and there- fore, more difficult to control.

9 PARTITIONS introduce damping and usually eliminate vibration problems. They will be effective either above The Steel Joist Institute has studied this phenomenon or below a floor. Partitions below provide damping for many years. Laboratory research has been per- even though only attached to suspended ceilings and formed and numerous buildings, exhibiting both good not in direct contact with joists. and bad characteristics, were tested using seismic recording instruments. The findings have been pub- SUPPORT FRAMING BEAMS sometimes greatly lished by the SJI in Technical Digest #5. magnify floor vibration. If a floor vibration problem is judged to be imminent, one needs to calculate the nat- The vast majority of structures, including those utilizing ural frequency and amplitude for both the joist and steel joists, do not exhibit floor vibrations severe supporting joist girders or beams. In this manner the enough to be considered objectionable. However, resulting system amplitude and frequency can be human sensitivity to vibratory motion varies, and a sat- determined from which the required system damping isfactory framing solution is dependent upon the sound can be calculated.

10 The damping provided in the sys- judgement of qualified structural engineers. tem should be greater than the calculated required damping. The following observations are in keeping with the research data for vibrational characteristics not objec- INCREASING JOIST STIFFNESS above that which is tionable to normal human response, and are recom- required by live load deflection is not a good solution. mended only as a guide. Increasing the stiffness of the steel joists themselves DEFINITIONS results in increasing the frequency and slightly Floor vibration is measured in terms of amplitude and decreasing the amplitude of the floor vibration. frequency. These two factors are not objectionable to BRIDGING of all standard types provide equal floor all people at the same level since human sensitivity vibrational characteristics. varies. LONGER FLOOR SPANS have many advantages Amplitude is defined as the magnitude or total distance over shorter spans, both in construction cost and in traveled by each oscillation of the vibration.