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structural steel column loads
by davezywan on Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:55 pm
Can a structural steel column-and-baseplate be supported on a wooden bearing surface ? My intuition sayes NO, but I can't "prove it".
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Re: structural steel column loads
by Jerry Peck - Codeman on Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:33 pm
davezywan wrote:Can a structural steel column-and-baseplate be supported on a wooden bearing surface ?
Yes ... but ...
As long as the load was within the load supporting capabilities and rating of the species of wood and its orientation (grain-wise parallel with or perpendicular to) the load.
It would be easier and safer (meaning less chance for error) to just use steel bearing plates
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