I have been asked to look at a fix at a retail location involving corroded bottoms of tube columns. The tube is 8x8x3/16. The Contractor has welded a 3/8" plate all around it then at the top of the plates a 3/8" fillet weld to connect the plates to the TS. My concern with the 3/8" fillet weld...
Client wants to put a 9'-0" overhead door opening in a 12' wide panel (5 total actually). Just starting this project, but thinking taking out 75% of the bottom fixity in each panel will require a steel framing solution at each opening to transfer the missing panel loads at the opening to the...
