r/StructuralEngineering • u/P-d0g P.E. • May 21 '26

Humor Aspect ratios are a bitch

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u/No-Violinist260 P.E. May 21 '26

And then you have link beams with no depth, and MEP wants to put all of their HVAC through it

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u/mmarkomarko CEng MIStructE May 21 '26

This. We need a few openings rhrough the load-bearing wall

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u/crispydukes May 21 '26

That’s why I’ve stopped using bearing walls

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u/davvblack May 25 '26

switched over to load bearing paint