Good point, I had not considered using a steel bearing plate at each end of the W shape. Such a simple solution. Thanks for helping me kick this idea around guys!
It's new construction but the first floor walls are already built. This is a last minute realization by the contractor that he needed a steel/flitch beam.
I was going to recommend that the bottom edge of the first ply of LVL against each side of the WT be cut on a bevel to allow the LVL's to...
Has anyone ever specified or constructed an LVL flitch beam utilizing a WT shape with the flange on the bottom and 2 LVL's on each side? Is there any reason to avoid such madness?
Here is the situation. I have to provide a flush beam within an 11 7/8" "I" joist floor system. The beam spans...
