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STEEL JOISTS & JOIST GIRDER SYSTEMS

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JOIST WIZARD TOOL TUTORIAL

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CONCENTRATED LOADS ON JOIST CHORDS

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VIBRATION OF VULCRAFT STEEL JOISTS WITH FLUSH FRAMED SEATS

VULCRAFT VIBRATION RESEARCH - COMPOSITE JOISTS WITH FLUSH FRAMED CONNECTIONS

“DESIGNING STEEL JOISTS WITH EASE — HOW TO PARTNER”, GREEN, P., NOV 2010

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“MATERIAL MATTERS: UNDERSTANDING STEEL JOISTS”, SAMUELSON, P.E., DEC 2007

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"MORE OR LESS", MARTIN, J., HOLTERMANN, T., BROTHERSEN, B., DEC 2015

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“A MORE PRACTICAL JOIST SPECIFICATION”, BROTHERSEN, B., HOLTERMANN, T., FEB 2011

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“NOT YOUR TYPICAL STEEL JOIST ROOF”, KUTARBA, M., DEC 2010

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“MEET THE EXPERTS AT MSC'S ONLINE CHATS”, MAY 2010

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“BUILDING A TURTLE”, MEYER, C., JAN 2010

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“INCREASING OVERHEAD CAPACITY”, MARXHAUSEN, P., HENLEY, D., SEP 2009

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“JOIST CAUSE”, MORAN, P.J., JENSEN, E., OCT 2007

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“COMPOSITE JOIST ADVANTAGE”, SAMUELSON, D., SEP 2003

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“DESIGN OF FIRE-RESISTIVE ASSEMBLIES WITH STEEL JOISTS”, SCHULTZ, W., AUG 2003

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“NEW SJI RULE ON STEEL JOISTS”, BADY, SUSAN, JAN 2012

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“STEEL JOISTS CLEAN UP A CAR WASH'S CARBON FOOTPRINT”, SCHNEIDER, J., MAR 2011

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“NEW HORIZONS IN OPEN WEB STEEL JOISTS AND JOIST GIRDERS”, HOLTERMANN, T., GODFREY, M., BROTHERSEN, B., FEB 2011

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“DEFINING RESPONSIBILITIES IN STEEL JOIST DESIGN”, SJI ENGINEERING PRACTICE COMMITTEE AD-HOC GROUP: TIM HOLTERMANN, P.E., BRUCE BROTHERSEN, P.E., MARK PERRY, P.E., WALTER WORTHLEY, P.E., NOV 2008

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“JOIST JOURNEY”, BRUCE BROTHERSEN, PE, AND KEN CHARLES, JUNE 2024

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VULCRAFT JOIST CATALOG 2013

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