Designing Bent Members
Consider the below member: notice how it has two bends in it.
When designing such a member the detailer needs to be aware of how these members are made.
Check out this video for a beautiful explanation:
That is just how handrails are produced. The steel members are bent around a radius set on a machine. If the design is too complex, then detailers need to be aware that fabricators may resort to welding two pieces of metal together to make it work.
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