Support for beam ends

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Beams – End Support Support for Beam End Structural

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minimum 3” bearing (3½” in Canada) steel beams and columns should not rest on wood (or pieces of brick)
finish grade around house
outside
inside
foundation wall
beam
column
pilaster supporting beam
perspective
basement floor not shown (for clarity)
steel beam
minimum 3” bearing (3½” in Canada)
steel beams and columns should not rest on wood (or pieces of brick)
steel plate shims are most appropriate for levelling the end of a beam (they should be welded together and to the beam)

Generated explanation

A perspective view shows a basement steel beam supported at its end by a foundation-wall pilaster and farther along by a column on a footing. The basement floor is omitted for clarity, and the surrounding finish grade is indicated outside the foundation walls. An enlarged detail shows the beam end resting on stacked steel plate shims at the foundation wall, with a minimum bearing length of 3 inches, or 3½ inches in Canada. Annotations recommend welding the steel plate shims together and to the beam, and warn against supporting steel beams or columns on wood or pieces of brick.

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