Open Web Wood Floor Truss Span Chart

Engineered wood products ewp span and size charts for bci joists.

Open web wood floor truss span chart.

Find out more about load opening charts and requirements for the trimjoist floor truss system. 72 5 0 mi ni m u m girder floor truss floor truss jacks a a bearing wall girder floor truss floor truss jacks bearing wall cantilevered floor truss two 2x rim joists 24 max. Of bearings and is based on uniformly loaded joists. In other words a 40 span floor truss would be about 40 inches in depth.

Bci joists are specially constructed i joists with flanges made from strong versa lam laminated veneer lumber with oriented stranded board webs and approved waterproof structural adhesives providing outstanding strength and durability. The maximum span is measured o c. Tcll top chord floor live load 2. Open web wood floor trusses can be designed to support nearly any span.

Live load l 480 total load l 360 5. Plan on the thickness of the floor being roughly equal in inches to the span in feet. Span chart for l 480 depth on. Openings are to be located in the center of the span max opening width is 24 inches 7.

The open web nature of the trimjoist is ideal for plumbing electrical and a c duct work. Midwest manufacturing truss plant must quote floor truss girders on a case by case basis. The minimum bearing length is 1 spans values in bold indicate that web stiffeners are required at the osb end panel. In stock at plant and ready for immediate pickup.

The versatility of the trimjoist is unmatched by any other pre engineered wood joist product. Tcdl 10 psf and bcdl 5 psf 3. The spans are based on simple span joists. Spacing of trusses are center to center in inches.

Floor truss span tables alpine engineered products 17 these allowable spans are based on nds 91. And parallel to floor truss span strongback lateral supports 24 max. Roof floor truss manual 7 31 08 10 43 am page 12. Save design time build time and money with trusses built in long production runs.

Find span carts for open joist products. Dead load deflection is limited to l 360 and total load deflection is limited to l 240. Spans shown are in feet 4. In my own home we have floor trusses which clearspan 48 feet.

Top and bottom chords braced by structural sheathing 6. Floor truss girders are most often used around stairway openings open to below areas around foyers and great rooms as well as for individual point loads. Open joist is a revolutionary open web all wood floor truss engineered with superior strength and load carrying capabilities.