Flexible endplates
Flexible endplates
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I've noticed that most literature for flexible endplates (in UK) shows a short (>0.6 x D) plate on the end of the beam, but in practice I see more full depth plates i.e. the plate is the same B x D dims as the beam and welded all round. Why is this, I would have thought that the smaller plate & lesser weld would be far cheaper?






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Although not a structural engineer I am called upon to detail small frames etc sometimes from others drawings and these always show full endplates. Being interested in engineering (well I have been in it for nearly 50 years) I like to look at calcs etc, and they are nearly always simply supported beams, very few moment connections, so in theory those should have flexible endoplates. All our historical drawings show these full depth endplates and I was wondering if I should start making proper flexible ones from now on. With full calcs of course.
I know some of the drawings come from non structural guys but others do come from pukka structural companies.
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