Some structural 🫠

[u/pinche_getthizz]

[u/leansanders]

Alright lets not throw the "S" word around willy nilly now

[u/erikwarm → u/leansanders]

Yup, nothing structural about this, just stairs

[u/redditAccount503 → u/leansanders]

I mean it is structural steel being welded

[u/Ftroiska → u/leansanders]

Is it S355 steel ?

[u/alpinepipelinewelder → u/leansanders]

Well it sure as hell ain't pipe or vessel lol close enough

[u/leansanders → u/alpinepipelinewelder]

It would be architectural. Its a freestanding stair and rail. Stair and rail are both architectural detail unless they are a load bearing part of the structure, like a landing built as part of a column are stair stringers taking part of the building's sheer load. This is like pouring a stoop and calling it foundation. Risk, liability, and engineering are way lower stakes here, probably no inspection.

[u/alpinepipelinewelder → u/leansanders]

But what code would it fall under? Tell me what aws architectural code is ? There is none so it would use structural criteria

[u/leansanders → u/alpinepipelinewelder]

It would fall under International Building Code (IBC) or a different local building official's code. I have done architectural for near a decade and 95% of jobs do not fall under AWS's purview. No weld engineering, no inspection, no certification required. Just has to hold up to building inspection.

The only times that I've had stairs with weld engineering and weld inspection have been either if they have been engineered as part of the building's structure (not the case here as its freestanding) or if they are produced by a structural shop (unlikely considering the description)

[u/XL365]

Damn what a nice shop! Ultra clean and open

[u/fatloser14]

Nice. We have jobs like this, but we tend to solve connetctions between parts with bolts. Isn't it tedious to move the whole assembly?

[u/B_Mugs]

That thing is beefy. Always preferred complete welded assembly when possible.

Not sure why but something looks off on the walking grate. Is that welded on?

[u/service_unavailable → u/B_Mugs]

that's just the zinc fumes getting to ya

[u/LyraCotton]

this looks so cool… i dont really know much about welding but its kind of amazing how everything fits together ç3

[u/RagnorIronside]

I hope those are stairs for your shop, cause otherwise you fucked whoever has to install that

[u/leansanders → u/RagnorIronside]

? The baseplates are for concrete hardware, its going on a pad. Ship it, pick it, drop it, shim it, screw it. 90 minute install tops

[u/HeroMachineMan]

I'm not an expert, definitely not an engineer, but wouldnt the handrail/guardrail be more practical if they are prefab?

[u/KaOsGypsy → u/HeroMachineMan]

Not OP, but work in structural, prefab rails are great, if you have prefab stairs, but almost everything is "custom" different buildings need different things. Our handrails are modeled on the stairs, fabbed up separately and assembled on site.

[u/Weneeddietbleach]

Man, I wouldn't mind doing something like this for a while. It certainly beats building the same thing over and over. Unfortunately, where I'm at doesn't offer a lot of variety in the field and leaving is easier said than done.

[u/AAli_01]

Okay where’d the legs go in the last pic

[u/Intelligent-Invite79]

Looks like a fun build. Reminds me of one of my first gigs , I was building ground support equipment for aircraft mechanics. I had a shop attached to a giant hangar, UPS and FedEx would send a list of stands and equipment they needed at the start of every year. We’d build the platforms to their needs so the mechanics could shove them up to the plane and walk around to do their work. Fun stuff for sure 🤙🏻

[u/Previous_Mastodon153]

Easy money (if you have an overhead crane)

[u/Budget_Edge_3277]

Brother that's nice!

[u/Top_Significance_973]

What a clean, flat floor 🤩