Kurt Voigt, P.E., is an Engineering Manager at New Millennium Building Systems. He can be reached at kurt.voigt@newmill.com.
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. …
Construction projects, big and small, have phases. What happens during the early phases can dictate how smoothly the project will go and how much it will cost in the end. Consulting early with the steel joist supplier can help prevent delays and cost overruns by avoiding commonly made early-phase mistakes. …
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. …
Steel roof and floor deck diaphragm design requires careful attention to load paths, stiffness variations, fastener types, and regional preferences… …