structural steel column loads
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:55 pmCan a structural steel column-and-baseplate be supported on a wooden bearing surface ? My intuition sayes NO, but I can't "prove it".
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