Review: Column Reinf Plate

" Column Reinf Plate " connection design locks

An HSS/TS column reinforcement plate can be designed per Column Reinf Plate locks when a beam with a welded moment connection or a beam with non-moment shear plate or a vertical brace gusset plate frames to an HSS rectangular or tube column. A Connection specifications option Use HSS column reinforcement plate is available for turning on or off ( ) the design of a reinforcement plate for a shear plate or veritcal brace. Column reinforcment for a welded moment connection is always designed on an as-needed basis.
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" Plate length " is measured parallel with the supporting column's workline.
If reinforcement plates are not designed, but are needed, the connection fails.
For beam connections, the failure message is " Slender col wall - not valid for a shear tab conn ."
For vertical brace connections, the failure message is " HSS wall strength fails ."

(beam or vertical brace, various connection types, to an HSS/TS column)
(Column " Section size " = HSS rectangular or TS)
(Beam " Input connection type " = ' Shear ' or ' Auto standard ' or ' User defined ')
(Vertical brace " Input connection type " = ' Vbrc plate ' or ' User defined ')
(for a shear plate, " Material type " = ' Plate ')
(for a shear plate, " Moment type " = ' Welded ' or ' None ')
(" Use HSS column reinforcement plate " (beam) = ' Automatic ' or ' Yes ')
(" Use HSS column reinforcement plate " (vbrc) = ' Automatic ' or ' Yes ')

" Column Reinf Plate "

The reinforcement plate for a welded moment connection like that shown here is, if all values are unlocked ( ), symmetrical across the half-depth of the beam. A reinforcement plate for a non-moment shear plate connection is symmetrical across the half-depth of the shear plate, and its length extends only to just past the shear plate, making it smaller than the length that is shown here.

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Connection design locks :

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

Column Reinf Plate

Top of plate:

Plate length ( length ):

Plate width ( width ):

Plate thickness ( not depicted ):

Weld size ( weld ):

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