Thanks for the suggestions. We are planning on bolting plate to the bottom chord to restore tensial strength and are scheduling a lift to examine all the welds and connections and label the members so the repair crews know what to do to what member. Thanks again
Does any body know of any resources for evaluating damage to open web steel joist (bar joist)? I am evaluating one that got hit perpendicular to the bottom chord with a highlift. The bottom web was displaced so much it crippled the cross bracing. The bottom flange came back to about 1'...
