I-Joist Blocking

Topics:
Construction Materials
Tags:
I-Joist,
Material,
Section
Source:
APA - The Engineered Wood Association

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Overview: I-joists are often installed with blocking, a rectangular piece of engineered wood or a section of I-joist that is placed between adjacent joists at various locations. Blocking panels are normally site-fabricated out of engineered wood materials on hand. Sections of APA Rated I-joist, APA Rated Rim Board or I-joist-compatible LVL may be used for blocking. It is essential that engineered wood materials be used because the shrinkage anticipated with the use of sawn lumber would make the blocking unable to perform the vertical load transfer function and could seriously impede its ability to transfer shear loads.

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Format: PDF | Size: 74KB | Date: Dec 2000 | Pages: 2

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