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I concur 100% with Chad's comment. ------------------------------ Kenneth Clark P.E., M.ASCE Civil Engineer Oklahoma City OK ------------------------------

Achwin, In general, you need to design a column to resist all of the loads imposed on the column. Pipe and tube columns are generally the strongest to resist compressive axial loads and resist moments in the x and y axis, however, beam connections are difficult to frame into the columns and corrosion ...

NFPA 1 National Fire Protection Standards covers requirements for fire resistance requirements for buildings and structures. This code like other codes is updated every three years. Requirements in this code are based on the use of and occupancy level of the building. The code is written to insure that ...

I agree with Conrad that the solution for each retrofitting project is unique. Some additional things that may need to be reviewed are: Time restraints for the work. The economic cost of the work to the owner. The temperature of the object being supported. The customer's operations. ...

Your question is not clear. To better answer your question we need to know if the beams your discussing are steel or concrete. For steel beams a drop beam is normally fully below the slab and carries the load from the slab by several mechanisms. An embedded steel beam can serve several purposes. ...