Sorry. I wam referring to AISC Specifications for structural steel buildings 2005 Chapter K. This is for the design of HSS and box member connections. The Bp coeeficient is the "width of plate, measured 90 degrees to the plane of the connection, in." It seems to me the length along the...
The Bp coeffiecient is what measurement of the plate? Is it along the connection or perpendicular out from the column? Also if a single plate shear tab connection is used, do the bolts connecting the framing member have a reduction in strength due to the local bending moment?
