" Joist End Pocket " locks

A " Joist End Pocket " leaf may be found on the Joist Edit window when ' Bearing ' is the " Input connection type " AND that end of the joist frames to a concrete wall or tilt-up panel.


joist, bearing connection, to a concrete wall or tilt-up panel)
(" Input connection type " = ' Bearing '

" Joist End Pocket "

User Defined Connections: Settings that are locked ( ) in a user defined connection file will automatically be locked on a member edit window for which that file is the " Input connection type ." You can, if you so choose, manually lock additional settings on the member edit window, and your changes will be retained, through multiple processes, so long as you do not change to a different connection then switch back to the original user defined connection.

Joist Edit: To change a setting, first set it to locked ( ).

Connection Guide: Joist top chord to concrete with pocket & bearing plate , Top chord joist seat to an embed plate , Extended joist bottom chord to an embed plate .

A related dimension not in this leaf: The distance from the end of the joist to the interior face of the pocket is governed by the joist's " Top chord " field clearances, the default for which comes from Home > Project Settings > Job > Field Clearances > " End and pocket clearance ." That distance is not adjustable here, in the " Joist End Pocket " leaf.

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Locks :

  Joist End Pocket
( settings for the dimensions of the pocket )

Erection clearances

Top: The distance from the top of the joist's top chord to the top of the pocket. See the example .

Side: The distance from either the NS or FS outer edge of the top chord to the nearest face the pocket. This distance centers the joist top chord with respect to the width dimension of the pocket and applies to each side of the joist. See the example .

Grout thickness ( grout ): The distance from the bottom of the joist's shoe to the bottom of the pocket. When this option is set to unlocked ( ), the program uses the " Pocket grout thickness " that is entered at Home > Project Settings > Job > Field Clearances . See the example .

Pocket depth ( depth ): The distance from the exterior face of the concrete wall to the interior face of the pocket.

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