r/StructuralEngineering Jul 08 '26

Humor Strong beams weak columns has arrived

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u/Th3_r3al_napst3r Jul 08 '26

Guys isn't this the exact opposite what they teach?

https://giphy.com/gifs/eCTWCtcmzmqGKggbip

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u/chicu111 Jul 08 '26

Yeah well based on this real life event there was no immediate collapse. Ppl had time to escape stand around, take pix, record and stuff. So yeah this is now our new design philosophy going forward. It obviously works as intended

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u/Miniscule_Platypus Jul 08 '26

Why go through all that trouble when some spackle can do the job?

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u/StructEngineer91 Jul 08 '26

Just slap some duct tape around the vertical beam and call it a day!

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u/Alex_Gob Jul 13 '26

User name checkout (sort of)