A stub-girder system (or stub girder system) is a model of
steel frame
Steel frame is a building technique with a "skeleton frame" of vertical steel columns and horizontal I-beams, constructed in a rectangular grid to support the floors, roof and walls of a building which are all attached to the frame. The develop ...
structures consisting of beams and decking, originally developed in the early 1970s in part by
Joseph Colaco
Dr. Joseph Philip Colaco, is an Indian structural engineer and author. Dr. Colaco, known as Joe, is noted for his contributions to the supertall skyscrapers in the United States and in Middle East. He received his PhD. in civil structural engineeri ...
of
Ellisor Engineers Inc.
Short lengths of stub
girders
A girder () is a beam used in construction. It is the main horizontal support of a structure which supports smaller beams. Girders often have an I-beam cross section composed of two load-bearing ''flanges'' separated by a stabilizing ''web'', ...
the same depth as the floor beams are
welded
Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, primarily by using high temperature to melt the parts together and allow them to cool, causing fusion. Common alternative methods include solvent w ...
to the tops of the main girders to provide a connection to the slab.
References
Iron and steel buildings
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