" Top Moment Plate " & " Bottom Moment Plate " connection design locks

" Welded ' moment stiffener plates to a column web can be designed per " Top/Bottom Moment Plate " locks when the " Input connection type " is ' Shear ' and the beam frames to a column web.

(W beam to W column web, welded moment connection) (" Input connection type " = ' Shear ' or ' User defined ') (" Moment type " = ' Welded ')

" Top Moment Plate " / " Bottom Moment Plate "

Please note : The program originally designs the top moment siffener plate to match the bottom moment stiffener plate. Unlike a bolted " Top/Bottom Moment Plate , " users of a full-featured SDS2 program can change each of these stiffener plates independently. Related locks : Tab Clips and Copes Shear Tab Other locks (bolted) Top/Bottom Moment Plate Moment End Plate Top/Bottom Moment Angle (splice) Moment Flange Plate (moment):

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Connection design locks :

Locks not on the drawing are marked ( not depicted ).

  Top Moment Plate /  Bottom Moment Plate

Welded moment stiffener plates

Plate length ( length ):

Plate width ( width ):

Plate thickness ( not depicted ):

Corner clip/cope ( clip/cope ):

Taper length:

Taper width:

Welds

Transverse weld ( trans weld ):

Parallel weld:

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