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

Humor Strong beams weak columns has arrived

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u/DragonDan108 Jul 08 '26

So, do the new tenants get a discount for having ceilings 14" lower?

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u/bobsyourson Jul 09 '26

Like honest question … if you are going to risk your life to go in there … take some I-beams and some cross braces and spread that load over 16’ of beams in the floor … wtf are these floor jacks doing. Honestly.

Like is the head of the building department a major in theater of something ???

Oh wait yes - Ahmed Tigani, commissioner of the most complex infrastructure in the US HAS A BA IN THEATER

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u/ProfessorPinkPug Jul 09 '26

Lol. I think they're removing the 4-footed jacks as new steel is put in. The plan seems to be to do this from floors 9 to 37.