Joist-to concrete connections

Joiist Top Chord to Concrete Wall with Pocket & Bearing Embed Connection Design Locks = " Joist End Pocket " (embeds are custom members, not system connections)
Input connection type: ' Bearing ' or ' Auto standard ' or ' User defined '.
Options: " Schedule entry " (top chord)
Comments: The joist frames to a concrete wall. The " Pocket grout thickness " in this example is ' 0 ' (zero), a value which places the embed flush with the bottom of the shoe. The embed shown is a plate, but could have been an ange or channel.

Top Chord Joist Seat to an Embed (embeds are custom members, not system connections)
Input connection type: ' Seat ' or ' Auto standard ' or ' User defined '.
Options: The " Schedule entry " (top chord) may be a plate (shown) or angle or channel.
Comments: An embed created by a top chord " Schedule entry " is a custom member , not a system connection. The system connection in this example is the joist seat.

Extended Joist Bottom Chord to an Embed (embeds are custom members, not system connections)
Input connection type: Any except ' Plain end '.
Options: " Schedule entry " (bottom chord). " Extend bottom chord " is checked and ' Plate ' or ' Angle ' is selected as the " Stabilizing material ."
Comments: The embed is, by default, positioned 1 inch above the stabilizer. The " Support offset " can be changed on the Embed Plate window.

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