SJI Technical Digest No. 6:2012

SJI Technical Digest No. 6:2012

Design of Steel Joist Roofs to Resist Uplift Loads

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The Steel Joist Institute has completely revised Technical Digest No. 6. The Technical Digest consist of 49 pages of up-to-date information regarding the effects of wind forces on steel joists. ASCE 7 is the consensus standard for determination of wind forces. Technical Digest No. 6 contains examples for designing K and LH Series Joists to resist upward wind forces as well as for wind force determination in accordance with ASCE 7-10. It also includes:

Discussion of revised IBC 2012 / ASCE 7-10 Load Combinations
Updated design examples
Seat anchorage capacities

Additional Info

Author Steel Joist Institute
Published by SJI
Document type Standard
Number of pages 56
Keyword SJI Technical Digest No. 6