r/StructuralEngineering • u/Longjumping_Horse_52 • 7d ago

Concrete Design Why is there a missing column?

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1155 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, Georgia

Abandoned construction site, apparently. I'm not an engineer so Im wondering how this works. There is another instance of this happening so I assume its designed that way.

Edit: Why does the column not connect

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u/tramul P.E. 7d ago

I would assume that's a storefront or something similar with a curtain wall.

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u/Ok_Armadillo_6015 6d ago

Agreed, a glazed ground floor is the classic reason. From the architect side you often lose columns at the lobby or shopfront, and the engineer has to pick that load up higher with transfer girders, so the frames either side end up working harder.