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["Roger Davis" <rdavis(--nospam--at)sdsarch.com>]

What do you mean "... if the contractor is in the habit of putting the
equipment at a location other than what is anticipated ...."
I think it is in the "Manual of Standard Practices" to do that.

I am beginning to believe that "KCS" joists are nice to use regardless of
the cost during bidding.

Roger Davis
SDS Architects, Inc
205 N. Dewey Street
Eau Claire, WI 54703
715-832-1605
rdavis(--nospam--at)sdsarch.com


-----Original Message-----
From:	Bill Polhemus [mailto:bpolhem(--nospam--at)swbell.net]
Sent:	Friday, September 01, 2000 12:18 PM
To:	seaint(--nospam--at)seaint.org; structx(--nospam--at)polhemus.cc
Subject:	"Special" K-Joist vs. KCS Joist

Hey, all you out there in StructuraLand(tm).

Here's a topic for discussion.

If you're handling such things as large concentrated loads (e.g. Rooftop
equipment like RTUs, etc)., which is less expensive: Calling for a "Special"
joist by giving the contractor a load diagram, or selecting a "constant
shear"
KCS joist?

The Vulcraft catalog that I have hedges on the issue of cost-effectiveness.
I'm
wondering if a KCS joist might be a better idea even IF you know where the
load
is going to be. And if you're NOT sure--or if the contractor is in the habit
of
putting the equipment at a location other than what is anticipated--it seems
that KCS would be hands-down choice.

I'd like to hear other opinions.

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