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I am going to paint / coat the Embeded HSS portion + bump up the size of the wall thickness to be sacrificial.
At the top of the exposed HSS to Timber I am putting on a SQ rubber flange that will cover the gap between timber and steel. Maybe add some caulking.
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1581617864/tips/Timber_Connection_2_IMG_p4icqq.pdfI was
trying to move away from the fact the timber column may "rock" with shrinkage over its life, and that enough snug thru bolts will mediate the minimal rotation at its base.
One...
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I am designing a privacy screen that will be 12'-0" Tall by 12" Wide.
To limit the amount of steel + limit the moisture intrusion into the wood, I have decided to embed HSS post 2'-0" into a 5'-0 x 18" Dia pole footing. 3'-0" of the HSS post will extend vertical.
The...
