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What is NYC BC § 2207.2?

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This section requires the registered design professional to specify steel joist and joist girder designations in construction documents, including special load requirements and considerations. It outlines necessary details for joist configurations that differ from established specifications. Applies to building owners involved in construction projects requiring steel joist design.

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2207.2 Design.

BC § 2207.2

The registered design professional of record shall indicate on the construction documents the steel joist and steel joist girder designations from the specifications listed in Section 2207.1; and shall indicate the requirements for joist and joist girder design, layout, end supports, anchorage, bridging design that differs from the SJI specifications listed in Section 2207.1, bridging termination connections and bearing connection design to resist uplift and lateral loads. These documents shall indicate special requirements as follows: 1. Special loads including: 1.1. Concentrated load. 1.2. Nonuniform loads. 1.3. Net uplift loads. 1.4. Axial loads. 1.5. End moments. 1.6. Transfer forces. 1.7. Connection forces.

2.Special considerations including: 2.1. Profiles for joist and joist girder configurations that differ from those defined by the SJI specifications listed in Section 2207.1. 2.2. Oversized or other nonstandard web openings. 2.3. Extended ends.

3.Live and total load deflection criteria for joists and joist girder configurations that differ from those defined by the SJI specifications listed in Section 2207.1.

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