thermal breaks between steel beams
thermal breaks between steel beams
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What do y'all think of this? From the article:
'There are a number of variables that impact a material's structural performance, of course, but Haley says, "the compressive strength of our thermal material is 38,900 PSI where A36 steel is 36,000 PSI." He continued, "The connection is up to the structural engineer, but the TIM material properties were chosen so that the structural integrity of the connection will not be compromised." '
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I think the key words there are "the connection is up to the structural engineer."
'There are a number of variables that impact a material's structural performance, of course, but Haley says, "the compressive strength of our thermal material is 38,900 PSI where A36 steel is 36,000 PSI." He continued, "The connection is up to the structural engineer, but the TIM material properties were chosen so that the structural integrity of the connection will not be compromised." '
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I think the key words there are "the connection is up to the structural engineer."






RE: thermal breaks between steel beams
I just had to come up with a detail to place roof insulation under a brick support at a low roof/wall location. Simple detail to create, but annoying that I needed to come up with it.
I like that they are using 36,000 psi when most steel is 50,000 psi (not that big of a deal). I would be interested to see some of the other engineering parameters like E.
RE: thermal breaks between steel beams
I have to agree with SteelPE that sometimes these well intended concepts can be taken too far. In the detail shown, for example, both "Thermal Insulation Bushings" and "Thermal Insulation Washers" are used to reduce conduction through the bolts. Because of the round-about thermal path through the bolts, IMHO, additional heat loss through the bolts is minor and not worth the trouble of dealing with "Bushings" and "Insulating Washers". The TIM sheet itself is good enough.
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RE: thermal breaks between steel beams
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Good article.
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