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INSTALLATION GUIDE
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CAUTION:
Form Beam products have higher strength in the edge orientation. Square Form Beams must be installed in the
edge orientation unless the formwork drawings specifically permit flat orientation. Consult the formwork designer
if you have questions about proper orientation.
Mill Number
04.93
2.0E SP
FORMWORK
34
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WARRANTY:
Trus Joist warrants that its concrete forming products will be free from manufacturing errors or defects in workmanship and material.
The above warranty is in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied. The implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose
are excluded from this warranty. Consequential and indirect damages are hereby excluded.
TRUS JOIST
BRIDGE DECK FORMWORK INSTALLATION GUIDE
This guide contains minimum criteria that apply to all bridge deck formwork installations. Consult the formwork drawings for information about a specific project. Contact your supervisor, the formwork designer, or Trus Joist if you are in doubt about the proper use of
Trus Joist Form Beams. Failure to do so may result in exposure to unsafe conditions which could lead to injury or death of persons
on the job site.
PLYWOOD
PLYWOOD
PLYWOOD
PLYWOOD
STEEL GIRDER
ADJUSTABLE HANGER
DETAIL B1
DETAIL B2
STEEL GIRDER
PLATE WASHER
DOUBLE FORM BEAM
WALER by TRUS JOIST
PLATE WASHER
PRE-CAST CONCRETE GIRDER
DETAIL B3
DETAIL B4
DETAIL C1
ADJUSTABLE STEEL COLUMN
SUPPORT CANNOT BE PLACED
OUTSIDE A DISTANCE d
(DEPTH OF DOUBLE SUPPORT)
FROM THE INSIDE FACE OF
BEARING, UNLESS SHOWN ON
APPROVED FORMWORK DRAWINGS AND/OR APPROVED BY
THE FORMWORK DESIGNER.
DETAIL D1
ADJUSTABLE HANGER
TWO ROWS OF
16d COMMON AT 12 O.C.
WOOD BLOCK
WOOD SPACER STRIPS:
THICKNESS EQUAL TO COIL BOLT DIAMETER
8 WIDE OR AS REQUIRED TO AVOID SPLITTING
RECESSED FROM THE ENDS OF THE WALER TO
ACCOMODATE THE COIL BOLTS
STEEL GIRDER
GENERAL NOTES
Bearing Length Requirements
3000 lbs Reaction
1"
3"
4"
1"
2"
3"
1"
1"
2"
1"
1"
1"
Notes:
1. Bearing length requirements are calculated on the basis of an allowable compression perpendicular-to-grain design value, Fc, equal to
638 psi. The minimum requirement is 1".
2. Bearing across the full width of the member must be provided.
3. The supporting member is assumed to be adequate.
Applied Load
Applied
Load
Depth
Joists:
Width
WARNING
Formwork is unstable until laterally braced as required to prevent buckling
or roll-over.
Lateral bracing must be tied to a rigid element in the structure.
Do not allow workers to walk on unbraced formwork. SERIOUS INJURY
MAY RESULT!
Do not stack materials on unbraced formwork.
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Microllam LVL is a precision-engineered laminated veneer lumber manufactured by Trus Joist.
Veneers are laid up with grain parallel and bonded together under heat and pressure to produce a high quality
lumber up to three times more consistent than conventional sawn lumber. Wood this good doesnt grow on trees.
, Microllam, Parallam and TJ-Beam are registered trademarks and Form-I and Trus Joist are trademarks of Trus Joist, A Weyerhaeuser Business, Boise, Idaho.
Copyright 2001 by Trus Joist
Reorder 3421
July 2001