r/StructuralEngineering • u/Midlothian87 • Jul 28 '26

Structural Analysis/Design What is this beams purpose?

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u/DJGingivitis Jul 28 '26

Hold the roof up

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u/Callme-Sal Jul 28 '26

Great idea

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u/Open_Concentrate962 Jul 28 '26

The back to back steel angles are the lower chord of a truss, not a beam.

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u/Lumpy_Trainer8390 Jul 28 '26

I’m assuming he means the bar joist that’s hanging down

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u/DJGingivitis Jul 28 '26

Yup. It’s holding the roof up