Steel Joist Institute Announces First Webinar of 2018
The Steel Joist Institute is excited to kick off its 2018 webinar series. The first webinar, “New Methods for Ponding Analysis of Open Web Steel Joist Roofs,” will feature guest speakers Dr. James M. Fisher, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE who is also the former vice president of Computerized Structural Design, and Dr. Mark Denavit, Ph.D., P.E. It is scheduled for Wednesday, February 21, from 3:00-4:15 p.m. (EDT), followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.
The webinar will review roof ponding requirements in the SJI 2015 Specifications, 2015 International Building Code, American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE/SEI 7-16, 2015 International Plumbing Code, FM Global Resource Catalog, and the American Institute of Steel Construction 2016 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings.