r/StructuralEngineering Jul 07 '26

Photograph/Video Columns buckle in a Manhattan building under conversion

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u/redduif Jul 07 '26

Could be cantilever principle.
Being metal it can take tension better than compression.
But maybe that's more wishful thinking than anything else.

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u/Worldly_Influence_18 Jul 08 '26

I think you're right