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ALA_08

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Hi All,
I need help identifying the type of a form metal deck in a 1970s building with Vulcraft H joists. The deck closely resembles Vulcraft's 0.6C deck but has a 1-inch flange width. The dimensions are shown in the attached file. Can you assist in determining the deck type?
 
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If the form deck isn't by Vulcraft, then it was probably manufactured by a deck mill that didn't also fabricate bar joist (i.e. Wheeling Corrugating or similar). Since the 70's, there has been a lot of consolidation in the deck industry, mills closed (Wheeling), and die tooling mothballed. Are you trying to nest new form deck over the existing form deck? Finding an exact match decades could be impossible. It might be easier to butt up to the existing at the centerline of the deck support.
 
That looks like Vulcraft .6C28 deck to me.
The 1" plus 1.5" rib width replicates out to 12 ribs making a 30" wide deck piece....just like the .6C deck.



 
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