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You can use "I" beam or "H" beam with "H" beam or pipe/sq tubing columns. I worked on a 200' x 300' building where we fabricated all of the beams out of 3/16 plate and flat bar and bolted them together. It really depends on the size of the building and the wind zone you live in.

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