industrial handrailing to steel beam fixing
industrial handrailing to steel beam fixing
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I am trying to do a detail for the fixing of handrail posts to steel beams. How would you determine how far down the web of the beam to put the stiffener plate for a side fixing to the beam? Also when fixing to the top flange of the beam and fixing to one side of the flange I would have thought I would need a bearing stiffener under the flange again. I am sure this is the kind of thing that guys with experience of installation just know but I don't!






RE: industrial handrailing to steel beam fixing
For the same reason, a true stiffener plate under a flange-mounted handrail post should not be needed.
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RE: industrial handrailing to steel beam fixing
RE: industrial handrailing to steel beam fixing
Then while I am on handrails another one that I often disagree with contractors over is the fixing to concrete edges. Contractors always want to core drill the concrete but this risks coring the top reinf so I would prefer them to cast in a sleeve for the post. Any good ideas on this.
RE: industrial handrailing to steel beam fixing
On the concrete, I agree with you that cutting rebar is not a good idea. Many industrial facilities are designed with enough reserve capacity to make this a minimal problem. Suggest that you evaluate each job on a case-by-case basis. It may be less expensive to add a little more rebar than to put in a lot of sleeves.
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