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Understanding Trus Joist Pro Ratings and Minimum Deflections by Code

When designing floor joists engineers must check several design properties including moment, shear, bearing and deflection.  In this article we are going to focus on deflection since it is a common complaint from homeowners. For any structural member deflection limits must be satisfied based on the building code.  For floor joists a live load deflection [...]

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