Comment on beams
WoodScientist@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Partially correct. Those are beams, girders, and columns.
A girder (/ˈɡɜːrdər/) is a beam used in construction.
Specifically a girder is a beam that other beams frame into. Gravity load typically goes slab->beam->girder->columns->foundation. At least that’s what I teach in my steel design classes.
Are there any girders in the picture then? Or none, or impossible to tell? I can’t see any, by that definition.
You can see them on the upper levels. On the bottom level, you can see the shear tabs, mounted on the girders that additional beams will frame into.
wander1236@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
WoodScientist@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Specifically a girder is a beam that other beams frame into. Gravity load typically goes slab->beam->girder->columns->foundation. At least that’s what I teach in my steel design classes.
Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
Are there any girders in the picture then? Or none, or impossible to tell? I can’t see any, by that definition.
WoodScientist@lemmy.world 4 months ago
You can see them on the upper levels. On the bottom level, you can see the shear tabs, mounted on the girders that additional beams will frame into.