timber beams as lateral support for steel beam?
timber beams as lateral support for steel beam?
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I am dealing with a steel beam (8 m span, simply supported).
Perpendicular to this steel beam there are timber beams laying on top of steel beam.
This timber beams are fixed to the steel beam in one side and on the other side they are fixed on a RC inverted beam.
Since steel beam is relatively long, I'm wondering about buckling (because of bending)of compression flange (I dont know what is the proper expression for this phenomenon in English language).
Can I consider timber beams (spacing between them is 1,10 m) as lateral supports in that case? On top of timber beams are wooden boards.

Perpendicular to this steel beam there are timber beams laying on top of steel beam.
This timber beams are fixed to the steel beam in one side and on the other side they are fixed on a RC inverted beam.
Since steel beam is relatively long, I'm wondering about buckling (because of bending)of compression flange (I dont know what is the proper expression for this phenomenon in English language).
Can I consider timber beams (spacing between them is 1,10 m) as lateral supports in that case? On top of timber beams are wooden boards.







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RE: timber beams as lateral support for steel beam?
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