0292 Beams - shown in relation to house structure

0293 Stresses in beams

0294 Load transfer

0295 Mounting joists onto steel beams

0296 Continuous beams are stiffer than simply spanned beams

0297 Sight along beams to check for sag

0298 Support for beam ends

0299 Air gaps around ends of wooden beams

0300 Rotated or twisted beams

0301 Notches or holes not allowed in beams | 0302 Nailing of built-up wooden beams

0303 Bolting of built-up wooden beams

0304 Beam bearing - simple versus continuous beams

0305 Column connections

0306 Examples of weak joist/beam connections

0307 Watch for insufficient nails in joist hangers

0308 Lateral support for steel beams

0309 Lateral support for wooden beams

0310 Concentrated loads - removing or altering walls |