Steel beam splice at midspan
Steel beam splice at midspan
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Can anyone suggest guide/code reference for flange plated beam splice that affects beam stiffness/deflection? I have a 90 ft roof purlin span with a midspan beam splice (at request of fabricator). Beam design was governed by deflection.






RE: Steel beam splice at midspan
RE: Steel beam splice at midspan
RE: Steel beam splice at midspan
RE: Steel beam splice at midspan
With that said, my first attempt at this would be to size the splice for the full moment capacity of the purlin, and if the sizes were reasonable (or I wasn't comfortable using anything lighter) I'd call it a day with the full moment splice.
RE: Steel beam splice at midspan
RE: Steel beam splice at midspan