Since the existing beams cannot be removed economically to allow for a standard hinge connection to utilized, could a custom sized steel channel be designed to resist the moment and placed on one face of the two beam with the flanges facing the opposite beam face and thru-bolted to each beam?
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My client is requesting to remove several interior wood post columns supporting a flat wood framed roof and replacing them with steel tube columns at different locations along the existing roof glulam beams. At one location where the existing post is being removed, the newly located tube...