I just bought a pair of used I beams (S type, not H/WF)that I can't seem to find in any structural steel lists. I bought them from a scrap yard to build a small bridge over a creek on our property.
They are 20"h x 6.25"w (flange)x .50 web thickness. I was told they came from an old building in...
I'm nearly ready to build the home I've been planning for decades. It will be an earth home, 35'x110', under 2' of soil with the south face exposed and mainly glass. I've hired a good structural engineer to figure wall thicknesses, footings, rebar, and the structural steel for the front wall...
I'm in the planning process of building an earth home, which will have the two side walls, back wall and roof completely covered with 2' of soil. The structure will be 35' x 110', and if possible, I'd like to make it clear span, with no center beam running down the center of the house.
We've...
