Thanks Nor Cal SE and JoshPlumb for those tips. Very helpful
SlideRuleEra - I would agree that it is not very likely that all bolts will line up perfectly in the centre of all holes. I am at a loss however in how one would determine the impact on the reduction of slip movement as the row...
JoshPlum & ajh1
I appreciate these responses, they are very helpful, however, it appears references are being made bolted end plate moment connections, while my question is about flange plate MC only because end plate connection is not possible in this case. Might these suggestions be because...
SlieRuleEra,
Yes I have read this article, and many similar articles. I guess the issue I have is with the requirement when:
"Joints in which slip at the fraying surfaces would be detrimental to the performance of the structure (e.g., sensitive machinery"
If the joint were to slip the beam...
I have a heavily loaded cantilever beam framing into a column with a bolted flange plate connection. The loading is pure gravity (no load reversals) and all holes are standard size. I am concerned about the potential additional deflection that may occur due to bolt slip. The cantilever beam...
Is there anyway in ETABS to make area loads additive similar to SAFE?
When using SAFE, when two or more slab areas overlap, the area loads of the elements are additive. Thus, for a flat slab layout with one SLAB area and multiple smaller DROP areas, the live load would only need to be assigned...
