Design of Structures Utilizing Prefabricated Wood Trusses, Design of Structural Systems Utilizing Open Web Steel Joists and Joist Girders

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Professional Engineers

Rule No.: RULE TITLE
61G15-31.003: Design of Structures Utilizing Prefabricated Wood Trusses
61G15-31.006: Design of Structural Systems Utilizing Open Web Steel Joists and Joist Girders

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rules in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 35, No. 31, of the August 7, 2009, issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly, and a Notice of Change published in Vol. 36, No. 29, of the July 23, 2010, issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly. The changes are in response to concerns by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee in a letter dated December 16, 2009. The change is as follows:

61G15-31.003(1) shall read as:

61G15-31.003 Design of Structures Utilizing Pre-Engineered Prefabricated Wood Trusses.

(1) Where the Engineer of Record has delegated the responsibility for truss design, the responsibilities of the Engineer of Record and the Delegated Engineer shall be as set forth in Section 2319.17.12 of the Florida Building Code, wherein the Engineer of Record is the Building Designer and the Delegated Engineer is the Truss Design Engineer as defined in Section 2303.4, of the Florida Building Code.

Rule 61G15-31.006(1) and (2) shall read as:

61G15-31.006 Design of Structural Systems Utilizing Open Web Steel Joists and Joist Girders.

(1) The Engineer of Record shall indicate on the structural engineering documents Structural Engineering Documents the steel joist and joist girder designations from the 1997 Steel Joist Institute’s Specifications and load tables set forth in Section 2206.2, of the Florida Building Code, and shall indicate the appropriate standards for joist and joist girder design, layout, end supports, anchorage, bridging requirements, etc., including connections to walls. These documents shall indicate special requirements for concentrated loads, non-uniform loads, openings, extended ends, and resistance to uplift loads.

(2) The steel joist and joist girder manufacturer shall design the steel joist and joist girder members in accordance with the 1997 Steel Joist Institute Specifications and load tables set forth in Section 2206.2 of the Florida Building Code, to support the loads per the engineer of record’s Engineer of Record’s specified joist and joist girder designations and/or special loading diagrams, as set forth in the structural engineering documents Structural Engineering Documents. The Engineer of Record may require the submission of the steel joist and joist girder design calculations, prepared by a delegated engineer, as an indication of compliance. When required to submit the steel joist and joist girder calculations, the steel joist and joist girder manufacturer shall submit a cover letter along with the steel joist and joist girder design calculations. The cover letter shall bear the seal, date and signature of a Florida licensed registered professional engineer responsible for design of the steel joist and joist girders and shall contain the following information:

(a) The name, address and license number of the delegated engineer.

(b) Identification of the project by name and address.

(c) Identification of the applicable building code and the design criteria used.

(d) An index of the attached calculations and a list of the drawings to which they apply.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Robyn Barineau, Executive Director, Board of Cosmetology, P. O. Box 5377, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-5377