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Residential garage door header

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pauldepw

Civil/Environmental
Mar 31, 2002
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Designing a steel beam over a 16' wide garage door opening supporting trusses 3 feet above. Do you consider the steel beam laterally supported or assume unsupported the entire length? It appears obvious, just looking for an opinion.
 
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