Hi KootK,
Nope still no scientific explanation as to if we can use thicker washers while not covering the whole slot.
It sounds a little like a thing that can be verified with equations from that Roark And Young book, very tedious checks...haha
Hi everyone,
I was wondering if by thickening the plate washer, I would get away from covering the total length of the long slot (3"). If not, this would mean that at a spot where my bolt is totally at one extremity of the long slot, I would need a plate washer of about 5 1/2" long!
Thanks
How about using an end plate larger than the width of the column, welded to the HSS beam (all around)in shop, and then field welded to the HSS column (all around). This will eliminate the effects on the HSS column walls and give you a symmetrical weld which will not cause any eccentricities and...
When you put the slots in the beam, you then don't need any plate washers because your angle connections will cover the slot. And if you use a shear tab connection, you can then make one plate washer which will cover the whole connection.
But this implies more time spent on the preparing the...
Yes, most likely. You will have to take into account the moment created, along with the other reactions, when designing the weld and/or the bolted connection to the beam and column.
Don't forget, if you move the working point of your bracing, you will be creating moments in the gusset to column connections, which is not always the best thing.
Personally, I would notch the channel, since I would want the load to be transferred directly to the beam and its connection.
I'm guessing that the channel is there to help the beams' deflection (moment) more than the shear capacity of the beam. So connecting the brace to the channel is more a...
I agree with AELLC. Full pen welding will give you the same moment capacity in your weld as in your tube column. If your tube column is strong enough, then the full pen weld should be also.
I was wondering what software is the best for calculating steel connections. I've been doing my own excel spreadsheets, but am still looking for a software. Any suggestions.
Thx
Has anybody used DESCON software for designing connections. I'm looking into giving the software a try but I don't know anybody who has used it.
Any comments or feedback.
Thx
Thks for the response.
I read a paper entitled "Design Of Extended Shear Tabs Report", written in 2002, in which they establish the number of bolts by taking into account the eccentricity, which gives alot more bolts than when considering the load passing through the bolts (without...
Hi everyone,
My question is this:
When designing a shear tab (extended), can we say that the load passes through the center of gravity of my bolts and consider the eccentricity only on the welds of the shear tab to the web and flanges of the supporting member,and verify the welding with the...
Hi everyone,
I'm looking to do a preliminary design of a column for a canopy for a terace of a restaurant. I was wondering on how to calculate the uplift which will pull on the column, created by the wind on the canopy.
Thx in advance
