I have to put a 10" x 10"(reinforce ) concrete beam on top of concrete block wall 8 foot hight, I can not go higher then 10", I would like to know if i make it 10" hight and 16" wide is it better? or do not matter the width of the beam? Thanks Hedy
Size (width) concrete beam
Feb 10, 2008
8 Replies
Of course an extra 6" would be stronger. That said, why the heavy top course? A heavy lateral load? Pre-cast? Formed on top of wall? Just forming the extra 6 " will be a challenge for someone inexperienced enough to even have to ask this question:
It's really hard to define "better" in your case. The purpose of this beam might have some relevance to the answer...
I think that it's a troll's question. The amount of information left out is hard to fathom otherwise.
R
You are probably right.
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