Steel column splice
Steel column splice
(OP)
Has anyone ever spliced two HSS sections with a cap plate, when the top column is less then dimension of the interior of the bottom? I have a column which is being repaired and the contractor wants to use an 8" square section under an existing 6" round using a 1" plate in between. I have never spliced a column like this before and could not find any additional info on this type of splice. Column is pin-pin, I don't have the load with me but I thought they were around 65k.





RE: Steel column splice
I would probably ask for a 1 1/2" plate to ensure adequate stress transfer.
RE: Steel column splice
RE: Steel column splice
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