Great, thank you everyone for the feedback. From what it sounds, we have NO reason to worry about the holes. I will look into the suggested calculation methods outlined. As I previously stated, I will need to reconfirm the thickness of the column, as well as the braced members, and then...
Good to know, I may have the thickness wrong. I will investigate further regarding the thickness. Overall my main concern are the holes. Thank you for the input.
An original FS of 4 was assumed from typical FS used in steel structural applications. I have included my source for this assumption. All four holes were considered at a given cross section. This calculation is more of a worst case scenario - I believe that a FS of 4 relates to the weakest...
Hello,
I have concern regarding a hollow steel structural column that has recently been altered. At 4 separate height sections (all of which are separated by about 3 ft from the bottom), 3/8" through holes have been drilled through two given parallel faces. There are two holes at a given cross...
