Hanging a structure from steel frames
Hanging a structure from steel frames
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Hi
I'm working with architects that want to hang steel boxes from a series of steel frames. What is the best to to transfer the loads that will be added to the frames as a result of these hanging boxes. I feel like they are just adding weight to the structure and making everything unnecessarily hard by not choosing to use columns to support the box from underneath. Please comment.
I'm working with architects that want to hang steel boxes from a series of steel frames. What is the best to to transfer the loads that will be added to the frames as a result of these hanging boxes. I feel like they are just adding weight to the structure and making everything unnecessarily hard by not choosing to use columns to support the box from underneath. Please comment.






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I once came across something that sounds similar to what you're saying. An old university lecturer once told that he had a high rise and the architect wanted minimalist columns to maximise clear line of site on the open plan spaces.
So they built columns to act in tension. There were three storeys contained in each 'box unit' and those units were in turn hung from massive concrete girders which spanned to massive columns on the building outline.
My point is, your architect probably wants to keep the columns as skinny as possible for aesthetic reasons.
RE: Hanging a structure from steel frames
If you are too lazy to even follow up your own post then you are probably not the person for the job and you should probably pass it on to someone else.
An enthusiastic engineer who was focused on the solutions rather than the problems is the type that is needed for this type of thing.
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