Notch/holes for engineered I joists

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It is my understanding that the chords cannot be modified for this type of floor joist. What about the web?

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I found the answer:

http://www.anthonyforest.com/userguidepowerjoist.pdf

3

It depends on many variables but, with the two notches in the one span, I think not:

http://www.ilevel.com/literature/TB-806.pdf

and…

http://www.ilevel.com/literature/TJ-4000.pdf (page 11, etc.)

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