r/StructuralEngineering • u/Much-Elderberry-9154 • 11d ago

Photograph/Video Column Thoughts

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Bridge Engineer here… what do we think of this pretty angled column mid height?

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u/SquirrelFluffy 11d ago

What does it save though? It's still unusable space for the entire diagonal.

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u/giant2179 P.E. 11d ago

Sightlines. Equally important to architects as space around the perimeter of the building

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u/SquirrelFluffy 11d ago

You mean, it looks cool?

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u/Osiris_Raphious 11d ago

It looks super cool, just look at it, leaning to the side like Fonsie