steve111
Structural
- Apr 3, 2001
- 53
Yesterday we reviewed an existing structure that had a series of steel beams running along a theater addition. The original beams were reinforced for the increased snow load due to drift accumlation re the higher roof of the theater addition.
The original beams were W18x55's. The reinforcing consisted of welding 2" thick x 3" wide plate/bar steel sections to either side of the webs of the underside of the top flanges and on top of the bottom flanges again either side of the web. The connection of the steel plate/bar to the original beam was by intermitten fillet welds at the junction of the web/plate and flange/plate for each.
Anybody familiar with this or have comments otherwise?
The original beams were W18x55's. The reinforcing consisted of welding 2" thick x 3" wide plate/bar steel sections to either side of the webs of the underside of the top flanges and on top of the bottom flanges again either side of the web. The connection of the steel plate/bar to the original beam was by intermitten fillet welds at the junction of the web/plate and flange/plate for each.
Anybody familiar with this or have comments otherwise?