![]() The cantilever blocking provides lateral stability due to potential high compressive stresses in the bottom flange which cannot be resisted by the nails from the flange to the bearing below. TJI® joist cantilevers require full depth blocking at the cantilever bearing. The teeter totter effect may cause a cantilever in a floor system to feel bouncy and unstable when occupied. Furthermore, the short back span can also affect the dynamic performance of the cantilever. In a floor system, this upward deflection could result in things such as a floor hump which may lead to a poor perception of the floor system. Uplift force may also cause upward deflection on the member. These uplift forces need to be considered for proper design of connections such as hangers and strapping/tie downs. ![]() Not having this counterweight from a long back span, a short back span may create uplift at the back span bearing opposite of the cantilever end. Typically, a long back span will help provide the counterweight that balances the cantilever. A relatively short back span will result in a ‘teeter totter’ effect that may cause structural and serviceability issues with the member. The purpose of this check is to prevent a short back span in relation to the cantilever length. Other Forte® cantilever length limitationsForte® also limits the length of the cantilever based on the ratio of the spans of the member as seen in the example calculation below. Acceptable bracing consists of gypsum ceiling, full-depth blocking or bottom chord strapping at the third points of the back span. In some scenarios, the software will also trigger bracing requirement in the back span portion of the joist based on loading, configuration and joist type. The maximum cantilever limit is set to prevent the buckling of the cantilever’s compression edge during construction. These maximum cantilever limits and bracing requirements were developed based on a construction loading criteria determined by applying a uniform load along the member with a superimposed construction point load at the end of the cantilever and then determining the maximum allowable unbraced length for the member. Loading cantilevered member with construction material prior to adequately bracing the bottom edge (both back span and cantilever), may create a potential safety hazard.įorte® addresses this potential issue with a maximum cantilever limit for each product type as well as analyzing if the bottom flange requires bracing. Furthermore, during construction the members may not be adequately braced and see higher loads than anticipated. Our testing and research determined compression along the back span may require extra lateral bracing for the bottom chord. When a member has a cantilevered end, significant compression forces will be act along the bottom edge of the flange, both on the back span and on the cantilever itself. For typical simple span members, the compression edge would be along the top, where the attached floor sheathing would provide the lateral bracing. When you exceed these limits, Forte® will produce a warning error as shown in the calculation above.Īll slender structural members (such as TJI®s, structural composite lumber and dimension lumber) require bracing along their compression edges to prevent lateral-torsional buckling. Forte® software provided by Weyerhaeuser has preset maximum cantilever lengths for all products available in the software.
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