Jopist Web Openings
Jopist Web Openings
Jopist Web Openings
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H R
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DIMENSIONS OF FREE OPENINGS FOR VARIOUS JOISTS AND JOIST GIRDER CONFIGURATIONS
WEB CONFIGURATIONS (mm) OPENINGS (mm) WEB CONFIGURATIONS (in.) OPENINGS (in.)
H P D S L R H P D S L R
JOISTS JOISTS
200 250 110 95 70 150 8 10 4.5 3.5 2.5 5.5
250 250 150 120 90 182 10 10 6.0 4.5 3.5 7.0
300 300 190 150 110 232 12 12 7.5 6.0 4.5 9.0
350 300 220 175 120 258 14 12 8.5 7.0 5.0 10.0
400 300 240 195 140 282 16 12 9.5 7.5 5.5 11.0
450 300 260 210 140 302 18 12 10.5 8.5 6.0 12.0
450 600 320 265 200 420 18 24 13.0 10.5 8.0 16.5
500 300 280 230 150 318 20 12 11.5 9.0 6.0 12.5
500 600 360 290 220 454 20 24 14.5 11.5 9.0 18.0
550 300 300 245 160 334 22 12 12.0 9.5 6.5 13.0
550 600 390 315 240 484 22 24 15.5 12.5 9.5 19.0
600 300 320 260 170 348 24 12 12.5 10.0 6.5 13.5
600 600 420 340 250 512 24 24 17.0 13.5 10.0 20.5
650 375 380 305 200 420 26 15 15.0 12.0 8.0 16.5
650 600 440 350 260 526 26 24 17.5 14.0 10.5 21.0
700 375 390 320 210 434 28 15 16.0 12.5 8.5 17.0
700 600 460 375 270 550 28 24 18.5 15.0 11.0 22.0
750 375 410 335 220 448 30 15 16.5 13.0 8.5 17.5
750 600 490 395 280 572 30 24 19.5 15.5 11.0 23.0
800 600 510 410 290 592 32 24 20.5 16.5 11.5 23.5
900 600 550 440 310 622 36 24 22.0 17.5 12.0 24.5
1 000 600 580 465 320 646 40 24 23.5 18.5 12.5 25.5
1 100 650 630 505 340 694 44 26 25.0 20.0 13.5 27.5
1 200 700 690 555 380 762 48 28 27.5 22.0 15.0 30.5
1 300 800 750 605 410 838 54 32 31.0 24.5 17.0 34.0
1 500 900 880 705 480 972 60 36 35.0 28.0 19.5 39.0
JOIST GIRDERS JOIST GIRDERS
750 600 430 345 240 500 30 24 17.0 13.5 10.0 20.0
900 600 500 400 280 564 36 24 20.0 16.0 11.0 22.5
1 050 600 560 450 300 616 42 24 22.5 18.0 12.0 24.5
1 200 600 610 490 330 658 48 24 24.5 19.5 13.0 26.5
1 350 600 650 530 340 694 54 24 26.0 21.0 13.5 27.5
1 500 600 680 560 360 726 60 24 27.5 22.5 14.5 29.0
NOTE: Final dimensions of free openings should be verified with Canam’s joist design sheet.
When duct-opening dimensions exceed the limits above, duct-opening center must be located away from a bearing by a
some web members must be removed. The shear forces are then distance of at least 2.5 times the joist depth. The best location
transferred to the adjacent web members of the top and bottom (for economical reasons) is at the mid span of the joist.
chords. The chords will need to be reinforced; this will limit the
maximum height of the free opening as well. The maximum
opening height should be limited to the joist depth minus Location must be greater than
200 mm (8”). If the opening height cannot be limited to this value, 2.5 x H
100 mm (4") min.
contact Canam.
Because the shear forces carried by the web members H
increase along the joist toward the bearing, the location of the duct 100 mm (4") min.
opening is more critical near the bearings; more shear forces must
be transferred to the top and bottom chords. For this reason, the
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