SJI Offers New Publication in Electronic Format

FOREST, VA - Jan. 8, 2009 - The SJI is offering for the first time one of its most popular items for purchase in electronic format with its newest publication, 80 Years of Open Web Steel Joist Construction.

The Institute has taken its popular 75 Year Steel Joist Manual and updated it to include the current 42nd Edition Standard Specifications, Load Tables and Weight Tables for Steel Joists and Joist Girders (2005), its 1st Edition Standard Specifications for Composite Steel Joists, Weight Tables and Bridging Tables, and Code of Standard Practice for Composite Steel Joists (2007) placing all this information on one CD. Although the 42nd Edition has been available in electronic format, the balance of material on this CD is being offered for the first time in electronic format.

The 75 Year Manual has proven to be a valuable tool for the practicing engineer when researching older joist construction and evaluating these joists for new loading conditions. This new format will be in a navigable CD to allow the user to immediately select the contents from a Table of Contents for each publication. The CDs sell for $75 each plus $5 shipping and handling and are available after Jan. 1, 2009. To order online or to download an order form, visit www.steeljoist.org/manual.>