Resources

Catalogs / Design Guides

STEEL JOISTS & JOIST GIRDER SYSTEMS

VULCRAFT DECK SOLUTIONS – COMBINED DESIGN DATA SHEETS

VULCRAFT DECK SOLUTIONS – LRFD

VULCRAFT GRATING

DESIGNING WITH VULCRAFT STEEL JOISTS, JOIST GIRDERS AND STEEL DECK

FLOOR JOIST & DECK SYSTEMS SPECIFICATION GUIDE

VULCRAFT ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE

VULCRAFT BRIDGING GUIDE

Datasheets

STANDARD JOIST LOAD TABLES

COMPOSITE JOIST LOAD TABLES

JOIST GIRDER LOAD TABLES

B DECK PROFILES

N DECK PROFILES

DOVETAIL DECK PROFILES

1.5 COMPOSITE DECK PROFILES

2VLI & 3VLI COMPOSITE DECK PROFILES

FORMLOK DOVETAIL DECK PROFILES

0.6C NON-COMPOSITE DECK PROFILES

1.0C NON-COMPOSITE DECK PROFILES

1.3C & 1.5C NON-COMPOSITE DECK PROFILES

2C & 3C NON-COMPOSITE DECK PROFILES

1.5 CELLULAR FLOOR DECK PROFILES

2VLP & 3VLP CELLULAR FLOOR DECK PROFILES

3NP & 3NPA CELLULAR ROOF DECK PROFILES

1.5 CELLULAR ROOF DECK PROFILES

STANDARD BAR GRATING LOAD TABLES

HEAVY DUTY BAR GRATING LOAD TABLES

BAR GRATING STAIR TREAD LOAD TABLES

Specifications

COMPOSITE JOIST STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS

VULCRAFT GRATING STANDARD SPECIFICATION

STEEL JOIST SPECIFICATIONS

STEEL DECK SPECIFICATIONS

Insight: Knowledge Base

TACKLING VIBRATION ISSUES IN YOUR NEXT PROJECT

SIX WAYS TO OPTIMIZE YOUR PROJECT OUTCOMES WITH DESIGN TOOLS

NAVIGATING SPECIAL LOADING REQUIREMENTS: BEST PRACTICES FOR COMMUNICATING JOIST SPECIFICATIONS

BEST PRACTICES ON COMMUNICATING LOAD REQUIREMENTS

CLEAR-SPAN STRUCTURES: UNLOCKING COLUMN-FREE DESIGN FOR GREATER VERSATILITY

Insight: Video Learning

JOIST WIZARD TOOL TUTORIAL

Based on your inputted special loads, including uniform and non-uniform distributed, concentrated, axial, and end moments, select the most economical joist depth.

COMPOSITE DECK-SLAB SUPERIMPOSED LOAD TUTOIAL

Calculate composite deck-slab strength and maximum unshored span tables for your composite deck configurations.

Whitepapers & Articles

CONCENTRATED LOADS ON JOIST CHORDS

RECOMMENDED MINIMUM BEARING SEAT WELDS FOR NET UPLIFT

UPLIFT BOLTED ANCHORAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR NET UPLIFT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

Bills of Material

DECK BILLS OF MATERIAL

DECK ACCESSORY BILLS OF MATERIAL

JOIST BILLS OF MATERIAL

GIRDER BILLS OF MATERIAL

BRIDGING BILLS OF MATERIAL

Case Studies

SEAPORT TOWER

PALMER PARK BANDSHELL

Approval Reports

VULCRAFT DECK IAPMO REPORT ER 0652

DOVETAIL IAPMO ER 0423

VULCRAFT FM DECK REPORTS

VULCRAFT 1.5B 50KSI FM REPORT

32" 3N DECK FM REPORT

DOVETAIL DECK FM REPORT

VULCRAFT FM DECK REPORTS (UPDATED FOR PUNCHLOK)

Design Tools

JOIST DESIGN TOOLS

Our Joist Design Tools can help you find depths, do shear and moment comparisons, design Axial-Load Transfers, estimate for our innovative Ecospan Floor System, and much more!

ROOF DECK DESIGN TOOLS

Curious about uniform, roving, or crippling loads? Need help calculating deck diaphragm shear and stiffness? Our Roof Deck Design Tools can help you find the answers that you need.

FLOOR DECK DESIGN TOOLS

Whether you need to calculate unshored construction spans, deck-slab diaphragms, spanning pour stops, or composite superimposed loads, our Floor Deck Design Tools can help you find the information and calculations that your project needs.

BIM TOOLS

Our BIM Tools are perfect for specifying and modeling a variety of joists and joist girders to aid in the quoting and detailing process.

BAR GRATING DESIGN AID

If you need help deciding which grating will work best for your project, our Bar Grating Design Tool will help you find the solution.

BUILDING ENVELOPE DESIGN TOOLS

Use our Building Design Tools to help with a variety of project challenges including selecting the most appropriate fire assembly to calculating roof wind pressures.