Beams and Columns

What is a Needle Beam?

This always comes up in the practice questions, what is a needle beam and what are they used for? Basically, these are temporary beams, used to hold up a structure while structural work is being done. These needle beams are often used to hold up a house/building/structure, while doing foundation work. If you have to See the full article →

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AISC Beam Diagrams

Here you'll find some common relationships with load, shear and moment diagrams to help you get a feel for how loads affect the "graphic output." This can help when solving problems, because it can give you a better idea of what to solve for and what is correct when you are working through problems. Also See the full article →

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