Support columns are used to sustain the weight of a building's floors

 

Support column are two types of structural components that play an essential role in transferring the weight and pressures on a structure to the foundations and into the earth. Beams and columns can be made from the same forms and materials, but they serve distinct purposes and are planned differently.

Beams are typically horizontal structural components that support loads that are perpendicular to their longitudinal orientation. Consider a gymnastics balance beam. It's a 15-foot-long rectangular item that's supported on both ends. When a person walks on the beam towards the centre of the span, their weight acts as a vertical downward force acting perpendicular to the beam's longitudinal direction.

Support columns are used to sustain the weight of a building's floors, ceilings, and roofs and to transfer the load to a structure's vertical load bearing element. Transmit beams, which are larger and heavier, are sometimes used to sustain the cumulative weight of stacked walls or other beams and transfer the load to the supports.

Beam design and sizing need a grasp of fundamental physics concepts as well as engineering statics. A structural engineer is qualified and equipped to examine the loads operating on a beam, calculate the forces and stresses on it, and select the appropriate material, size, and form. My technical consulting services include structural design of beams in new structures as well as repair or strengthening of existing beams in a structure.

A basement post is often put in a wood-frame house to support a sinking structure. The posts are typically eight-foot adjustable devices that may be installed beneath a sagging beam or floor joist. They are composed of metal and feature an adjustable screw top that may be adjusted to meet the distance between the basement's floor and ceiling.

Basement post serve as an extra framework to your house's beams, ensuring that everything holds together effectively. A basement beam support post may be found everywhere in the room since they can be intentionally created based on the weight they need to hold. If you want to learn more about the steel support columns in your basement, keep reading because we'll cover everything from the many types of basement posts to installation and how you may use it decoratively!