- K Series Joist
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A secondary structural load-carrying member with an open web system which supports floors
and roofs utilizing hot-rolled steel angles and is designed as a simple span member.
- LH Series Joist
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A secondary structural load-carrying member with an open web system which supports floors
and roofs utilizing hot-rolled steel angles and is designed as a simple span member.
They are commonly uniformly loaded.
- Joist Girder
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A primary structural load-carrying member with an open web system designed as a simple
span supporting concentrated loads of a floor or roof system acting at the panel points of
the joist girder. They are commonly referred to as trusses.
- Bowstring Joist
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A non-standard type of LH series Joist where the top chord is curved and the bottom chord is
straight or level. It is commonly uniformly loaded.
- A Frame Joist
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A non-standard type of LH series Joist where the top chord has an extreme pitch
about the center of the joist and the bottom chord is
straight or level. It is commonly uniformly loaded.
- Special Truss
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A non-standard type of Joist girder where the panel spacing and/or depths may not be
uniform and additional design loads may need to be applied at various locations
and magnitudes.
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