I am curious for opinions and thoughts on the Steel Deck Institute’s (SDI) provisions for partial expansion joints presented on sheets AIII-42 and AIII-43 of the Third Edition of the Diaphragm Design Manual (attached). To me, it looks like the intent of this detailing is to provide a flexible...
I saw an earlier post regarding the designations for Bethlehem Steel Joists ("1951 Longspan Joist Puzzle" from 2006). It appeared that "jcali" had load table information on these members. Does anyone have this information? The 1950 drawings that I have specifically refer to "Bethlehem Joists"...