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I am building a steel joist/load bearing wall system. Do the joists need to be in line with the load bearing studs below?

April 26, 2017bearing building joist joists line load steel studs system wall

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I am building a steel joist/load bearing wall system. Do the joists need to be in line with the load bearing studs below?

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• The short answer is YES. Typically, the top track will not have sufficient bending strength to allow offset joists. However, if the joists will be offset from the load bearing studs below, a structurally adequate distribution member needs to be provided between the joists above and the load bearing studs below. It is advised to have the project engineer specify the distribution member system.