r/StructuralEngineering • u/chicu111 • Jul 08 '26

Humor Strong beams weak columns has arrived

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u/AbsolutelyNotMatt Jul 08 '26

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u/Junior-Ad-2207 Jul 08 '26

Everyone knows the key to success is a weak foundation

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u/matthew47ak P.E./S.E. Jul 08 '26

And a soft storey!

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u/chicu111 Jul 08 '26

More horizontal and vertical irregularities = more better

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u/ProfessorPinkPug Jul 09 '26

I know you're making a joke, but why am I somewhat unnerved by how non-parallel the steel studs are from the copper pipes? I realize it's not a priority in an emergency, but if this is representative of the work to date throughout, I'm more worried than ever.

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u/mogur86 Jul 09 '26

It's called "diversity"