Steel beam flange notch reinforcement
Steel beam flange notch reinforcement
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I need to cut a 3 1/4" x 24" long notch out of the bottom flange of an existing W24 beam to install a piece of equipment. I cannot find any reference material describing how to handle the reinforcement. Does anyone know of sources or methods? Thank you.






RE: Steel beam flange notch reinforcement
RE: Steel beam flange notch reinforcement
RE: Steel beam flange notch reinforcement
corners of the notch should have a nice radius, something like 1" even if it makes the notch longer ('cause they've been cut sharp).
reinforcing with a welded plate that's longer than the notch does relieve the stress concentration at the notch
RE: Steel beam flange notch reinforcement