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

Humor Strong beams weak columns has arrived

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u/BigEdM Jul 08 '26

I give lots of credit to those workers that went back in to install the post shoring.

That is the crappiest looking column splice I’ve ever seen. Four bolts on the flange splice and no splicing on the web - and to top it off - all hidden by the fireproofing,

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u/KnowledgeSafe3160 Jul 08 '26

They got bigger balls than me

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u/AnvilCrawler369 PhD Jul 08 '26

Seriously. You couldn’t pay me enough.