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Steel Joist Selection Summary

This output provides a listing of every steel joist selection and designation in the structure. The joists are listed according to type (Standard, Girder, and Special). For each joist, specific important information is provided:

  • The joist ID number
  • The span length

The design loads for Standard Joists, Constant Shear Joists and Joist Girders:

  • WDL represent the uniform Dead Load
  • WLL represents the uniform Live Load
  • WTL represents the uniform Total Load
  • Wmax represents the maximum uniform load
  • Pmax represents the maximum concentrated load
  • Vmax represents the maximum shear
  • Mmax represents the maximum moment
  • PDL represents the concentrated Dead Load
  • PLL represents the concentrated Live Load
  • PTL represents the concentrated Total Load
  • The maximum and minimum moments for Special Joists
  • The joist size

An asterisk after the joist size indicates that the joist is inadequate. This can occur with user-selected sizes. A "u" after the size indicates that the size shown has been assigned by the user. With this output every joist designation in the structure can quickly be reviewed.