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Steel Column Reinforcement
Thanks for the replies. I agree that the weld could cause some problems, and we will have to look into this a little further. And, reinforcing only a portion of the column still casues problems, as many of the supportted beams do not provide adequate lateral resistance to act as a brace point...- CameronEC
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- Forum: Demolition & Renovation engineering
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Steel Column Reinforcement
See attached sketch for planned reinforcement (Existing W-shape with 4 angles) We are reinforcing some steel columns to increase their weak axis buckling resistance. There is currently alot of existing beams that are connected into the W-shape column, so rather than having to cut back all the...- CameronEC
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- Forum: Demolition & Renovation engineering
