About the author  ⁄ Ben Pitchford, P.E.

Ben Pitchford, P.E., is an Engineering Manager at New Millennium Building Systems. He can be reached at ben.pitchford@newmill.com.

5 Factors for Joist and Deck Specification

The growth of e-commerce has bolstered warehouse and distribution center construction, with new project starts forecast to increase in 2021. Here are 5 areas where collaboration between the specifying engineer and the joist/deck supplier improves construction efficiency, shortens project timelines, and reduces total project costs.

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General Questions

Q: Why do section properties decrease as the yield strength increases?

This is counter-intuitive at the surface. Standard effective deck properties are typically reported such that the section moduli used for bending are calculated assuming a maximum bending stress in the extreme fiber of the deck equal to the design yield strength (Fy) of the deck steel.

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