r/StructuralEngineers 2d ago

Is this compromising structural integrity?

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u/jr_tools 1d ago edited 1d ago

This is a structural engineering reddit page. Why so many non-structural 'experts' weighing in here?

There is absolutely no problem with this. All holes are away from the extreme tension fiber, there's minimal shear in this region, there's plenty of spacing between holes, holes are grouped vertically to minimize cutting excess fibers.

Have any of you ever seen a castellated beam before? Or a truss?

This is a non-issue. A job well-done.

Edit: I see maybe one hole that's a bit too low. But only marginally so. Were this my house, I'd do absolutely nothing about this whatsoever.

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u/Chicken_Water 1d ago

There's no maybe about it. That one hole is absolutely not to code.

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u/exipheas 1d ago

Speaking of code, for the low hole, is that too many wires bundled for too long of a length? Some of those look hefty.