Connection Guide : ' Bearing ' connection (beam to concrete)
| Clip Angle to an Embed Plate in a Concrete Wall | |
| Connection Design Locks = " Beam End Pocket " | |
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Input connection type: ' Bearing ' or ' Auto standard ' or ' User defined '. |
| Settings: An " Embed schedule entry " selects an embed plate from the Embed Schedule . The " Pocket grout thickness " for this example was set to ' 0 ' (zero). | |
| Comments: The embed plate is a custom member . A ' Bearing ' connection is not a system connection . A bearing embed can be an angle, channel or plate. | |
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An embedded bearing angle. As is the case in the above example, the " Input connection type " is ' Bearing '. An angle was selected as the " Embed schedule entry ." By default, SDS2 connection routines automatically match the length of the angle to the width of the pocket that is created in the concrete wall. |
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An embedded bearing channel. The " Embed schedule entry " is a channel. The length of the channel matches the width of the pocket. The " Side " erection clearance in the "  Beam End Pocket " leaf controls the pocket width.
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More about the ' Bearing ' beam-to-concrete connection :
- An " Embed schedule entry " is not required to get " Beam End Pocket " locks.
- The beam must frame to a concrete wall or tilt-up panel . A concrete license is required to get a connection to a tilt-up panel.
- When ' Bearing ' is the " Input connection type " for a beam end that does not frame to a concrete wall or panel, " Embed schedule entry " is disabled ( grayed out ) and you probably also get the end connection failure message " Member must frame into a concrete member ."
- When ' Bearing ' as the " Connection type " at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections , "
Frames to concrete wall " must also be checked on that same window.
- At Home > Project Settings > Job > Auto Standard Connections , beam bearing connections can be specified when the general framing condition is ' Beam to concrete '.
- Home > Project Settings > Job > Field Clearances > " Steel to concrete connections " options relate to the sizing of the beam end pocket and the positioning of the embed.