The single most-important framing member is the ledger board. Once installed, it acts as a guide for a deck frame that’s level and square. It’s a good idea to mark joist locations on the ledger and on the front-facing rim joist before installation, when you can lay the framing members side-by-side on a pair of sawhorses.

Appendix E: Single span ladder deck bridge. Steel-concrete composite bridges provide an efficient and cost-effective form of bridge construction. From table 3.1 it is clear that the composite steel bridge options were more cost effective than the conventional hollow core concrete decking, once the...Decking Span Table The final deck surface is usually made of 2x4's or 2x6's lying on the face. More recently, wood that has been planed to 1-1/4 thickness Chapter 9 STRUCTURAL CONCEPT FOR LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAME SYSTEM 9.1 BACKGROUND Steel is widely used in the construction...

RAM Structural System; Ram Steel; Ram Modeler. In the background, the framing tables usually halt at a particular member on a particular floor as shown in the left hand image. Adding beams parallel to the deck span from the column to the adjacent framing should prevent the error from...

4.2 Deck Design This example will use the standard deck slab design as explained in the Design Guide. This design should always be used unless approval to use a thinner deck is obtained from the State Bridge Engineer. 4.2.1 Standard Deck Slab Design The NMDOT standard deck slab detail and slab design tables are shown below. T (in) S (ft)

Frame Your Frame: You can opt for fascia boards from the same product line as the deck boards you use for the picture frame for a monochromatic If your deck is longer than a single board's span, a herringbone insert at the center of the deck can cover any natural breaks and minimize joints and gaps.