I've come across an unusual situation (at least for me) where the framing is requiring a sliding bearing to exist between the deck and the beam that supports the deck. The back story, it's a pedestrian bridge between two buildings. The attached sketch shows the framing situation. Beam A rests on...
I'm curious to get the community's opinion regarding this. Many connection details (let's focus on brace connections) I've made in the past constitute a single bolt row (transverse to the line of action of the force). Whitmore sections utilise the overlap length between the first and last bolt...
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I found this thread to be quite helpful in wrapping my head around yield line analysis for steel plates, which I'll admit was somewhat of a confusing topic to me (not so much the concept, but rather the execution to arrive at the correct solution). There was a lively discussion...
Just wondering if anyone else has thought about this. I have a similar connection detail to the one shown in Figure A-4 (in Appendix A) of the AISC Design Guide 29 (an extended shear tab brace connection), however there is a gusset above and below the floor beam. If I were to incorporate the...
For slip critical connection, I always call off a "NO PAINT" requirement at the bolt line to ensure the appropriate surface class is maintained. When dealing with connections attaching to existing steel, I always provided horizontal long slots for erection allowance. If I were to have a hz long...
I'm curious how to approach analyzing this connection scenario. The connection I see most often (and the focus of this discussion) is a square end plate with bolts at each corner. In other literature I've read, the development of the hogging plastic hinge is dependent on the connection geometry...
Looking for some insight into a matter. Looking at 'Design Guide 24-Hollow Structural Section Connections' (which is readily available online), section 5.2 talks about the procedure for checking buckling strength of a tee stem. Eq. 5-1 and 5-2 show the generic formula for members subject to...
