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Bar Joists
Bar joists are manufactured
in several different “series”. Each series is designed for specific spanning
and loading purposes.
On plans, bar joists
are designated by a three-part code. If you see the term 18K6 on a plan, this tells you that the
joist is 18” in depth,
it is a K series joist
and that its top and bottom chords are identified by the chord section
number of 6.
K series - Common open web joists - These are standard sized
joists for typical applications. K’s span from 8’ to 60’ across and have
depths of 8” to 30”. The chord section numbers run from 1 to 12. The
smallest K joist is 8K1 and spans up to 16’. The largest is 30K12 and
spans from 30’ to 60’.
Examples: 12K3
22K11
28K7
CS series - Constant Shear - “Constant shear” joists are for
non uniform and concentrated loads. They have joist depths of from 10”
to 30” and chord numbers from 1 to 5.
Examples: 10CS3
18CS4
26CS5
LH series - Longspan - LH’s span from 25’ to 96’ (the K’s
can go to a maximum of 60’). Their depths are from 18” to 48”. Chord
sections are from 2 to 17.
Examples: 18LH9
32LH6
44LH17
DLH series - Deep Longspan - These are even longer than longspans.
They can span from 89’ to 144’ and have depths of 52” to 72”. Chord numbers
run from no. 10 up to no. 19.
Examples: 56DLH14
64DLH12
68DLH19
SLH series - Super Longspan - Super’s are even deeper than
DLH’s and can go almost twice as long as the huge deep longspans. These
gigantic joists span from 111’ to 240’. Their depths are from 80” to
120” (that’s 10’ deep). The chords are from no. 15 to no. 25.
Examples: 96LSH21
104LSH19
112LSH23
Weight
per Lnft of Bar Joists
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K
series
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CS
series
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LH
Series
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DLH
Series
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SLH
Series
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8K1 5.1
(lbs/lnft)
10K1
5.0
12K1
5.0
12K3
5.7
12K5
7.1
14K1
5.2
14K3
6.0
14K4
6.7
14K6
7.7
16K2
5.5
16K3
6.3
16K4
7.0
16K5
7.5
16K6
8.1
16K7
8.6
16K9
10.0
18K3
6.6
18K4
7.2
18K5
7.7
18K6
8.5
18K7
9.0
18K9
10.2
18K10
11.7
20K3
6.7
20K4
7.6
20K5
8.2
20K6
8.9
20K7
9.3
20K9
10.8
20K10
12.2
22K4
8.0
22K5
8.8
22K6
9.2
22K7
9.7
22K9
11.3
22K10
12.6
22K11
13.8
24K4
8.4
24K5
9.3
24K6
9.7
24K7
10.1
24K8
11.5
24K9
12.0
24K10
13.1
24K12
16.0
26K5
9.8
26K6
10.6
26K7
10.9
26K8
12.1
26K9
12.2
26K10
13.8
26K12
16.6
28K6
11.4
28K7
11.8
28K8
12.7
28K9
13.0
28K10
14.3
28K12
17.1
30K7
12.3
30K8
13.2
30K9
13.4
30K10
15.0
30K11
16.4
30K12
17.6
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10CS1
6.0 (lbs/lnft)
10CS2
7.5
10CS3
10.0
12CS1
6.0
12CS2
8.0
12CS3
10.0
14CS1
6.5
14CS2
8.0
14CS3
10.0
16CS2
8.5
16CS3
10.5
16CS4
14.5
16CS5
18.0
18CS2
9.0
18CS3
11.0
18CS4
15.0
18CS5
18.5
20CS2
9.5
20CS3
11.5
20CS4
16.5
20CS5
20.0
22CS2
10.0
22CS3
12.5
22CS4
16.5
22CS5
20.5
24CS2
10.0
24CS3
12.5
24CS4
16.5
24CS5
20.5
26CS2
10.0
26CS3
12.5
26CS4
16.5
26CS5
20.5
28CS2
10.5
28CS3
12.5
28CS4
16.5
28CS5
20.5
30CS2
11.0
30CS3
13.0
30CS4
16.5
30CS5
21.0
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18LH2
10 (lbs/lnft)
18LH3
11
18LH4
12
18LH5
15
18LH6
15
18LH7
17
18LH8
19
18LH9
21
20LH2
10
20LH3
11
20LH4
12
20LH5
14
20LH6
15
20LH7
17
20LH8
19
20LH9
21
20LH10
23
24LH3
11
24LH4
12
24LH5
13
24LH6
16
24LH7
17
24LH8
18
24LH9
21
24LH10
23
24LH11
25
28LH5
13
28LH6
16
28LH7
17
28LH8
18
28LH9
21
28LH10
23
28LH11
25
28LH12
27
28LH13
30
32LH6
14
32LH7
16
32LH8
17
32LH9
21
32LH10
21
32LH11
24
32LH12
27
32LH13
30
32LH14
33
32LH15
35
36LH7
16
36LH8
18
36LH9
21
36LH10
21
36LH11
23
36LH12
25
36LH13
30
36LH14
36
36LH15
36
40LH8
16
40LH9
21
40LH10
21
40LH11
22
40LH12
25
40LH13
30
40LH14
35
40LH15
36
40LH16
42
44LH9
19
44LH10
21
44LH11
22
44LH12
25
44LH13
30
44LH14
31
44LH15
36
44LH16
42
44LH17
47
48LH10
21
48LH11
22
48LH12
25
48LH13
29
48LH14
32
48LH15
36
48LH16
42
48LH17
47
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52DLH10 25
(lbs/lnft)
52DLH11
26
52DLH12
29
52DLH13
34
52DLH14
39
52DLH15
42
52DLH16
45
52DLH17
52
56DLH11
26
56DLH12 30
56DLH13
34
56DLH14
39
56DLH15
42
56DLH16
45
56DLH17
52
60DLH12
29
60DLH13
35
60DLH14
40
60DLH15
43
60DLH16
46
60DLH17
52
60DLH18
59
64DLH12
31
64DLH13
34
64DLH14
40
64DLH15
43
64DLH16
46
64DLH17
52
64DLH18
59
68DLH13
37
68DLH14
40
68DLH15
44
68DLH16
49
68DLH17
55
68DLH18
61
68DLH19
67
72DLH14
41
72DLH15
44
72DLH16
50
72DLH17
56
72DLH18
59
72DLH19
70
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80SLH15 40
(lbs/lnft)
80SLH16 46
80SLH17 53
80SLH18 60
80SLH19 67
80SLH20 75
88SLH16 46
88SLH17 51
88SLH18 58
88SLH19 65
88SLH20 76
88SLH21 89
96SLH17 52
96SLH18 58
96SLH19 66
96SLH20 74
96SLH21 90
96SLH22 102
104SLH18 59
104SLH19 67
104SLH20 75
104SLH21 90
104SLH22 104
104SLH23 109
112SLH19 67
112SLH20 76
112SLH21 91
112SLH22 104
112SLH23 110
112SLH24 131
120SLH20 77
120SLH21 92
120SLH22 104
120SLH23 111
120SLH24 132
120SLH25 152
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