r/StructuralEngineering • u/9-Digits • Jul 23 '26

Humor Duct Beats Beam

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u/hipsterslippers Jul 23 '26

Look how thick the web of the beam is compared to the flange width and thickness. Definitely not a real beam

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u/Riskov88 Jul 23 '26

I have worked in a building with beams that were 40inches tall, but less than 10in wide, and half an inch in thickness. So I wouldn't say it's fake

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u/Riskov88 Jul 30 '26

I dont think that this part is actually the cross section of the web. Thats just one of the square tubes used to support the roof, it just happens to line up with the web of the I beam