This connection is a column-beam connection.
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Location of the Welded Flange Plate Connection Command
You can access it under the Ribbon menu, Connection tab, Connection title.
Usage Steps
If Draw in Fast Mode is Active
From the Connection menu, click the Welded Flange Plate Connection icon.
In 3D perspective view, move the mouse pointer closer to the element, close to the support
After this process, the virtual image of the connection will appear.
If the connection is suitable, create the connection by clicking the left mouse button.
The connection will occur with default settings.
If Draw in Fast Mode is Inactive
From the Connection menu, click the Welded Flange Plate Connection icon.
Click the column then the beam before the 3D perspective view.
The welded flange plate connection settings dialog will open.
The connection will occur when the wanted settings are made and the OK button is clicked.
Location of the Welded Flange Plate Connection Connection Settings Dialog
If the draw in fast mode is active, the connection settings will be opened automatically.
If the draw in fast mode is inactive, select the connection and click the right mouse button. Click the Properties line from the right click menu that opens.
Welded Flange Plate Connection Settings Dialog
Type and Plates Tab
Plate properties are adjusted according to the schematic information given.
Retaining Boards Tab
The purpose of the continuity plates is to support the column heads in the column-beam connections and to ensure the continuity of the beam head. Continuity plates are used for reinforcement in order to bend the column head and prevent column stem flow / wrinkle. If a continuity plate will be made, the option is marked. The geometric properties of the plate are adjusted according to the schematic picture given.
If the column body thickness is insufficient, reinforcement plates are used to meet the shear effect of the panel area. If the body reinforcement plate will be made, the option is marked. The geometric properties of the panel are adjusted according to the schematic picture given.
Plate Bolts Tab
Determine the number of bolts connecting the plate to the beam and the distances between bolts according to the schematic representation given.
Bolt properties: Bolt grade, bolt size and hole properties are set in bolt properties.
Chamfers Tab
For easy assembly of the plates in the field, the use of slope, slope type and geometric properties are determined in the connection settings dialog.
Welds Tab
The weld properties of the connections given in the schematic representation are set in the Welds tab. Give the size, type, angle values and mark the option whether to weld under construction site conditions.
Welding geometry is determined automatically by the program. These properties can be changed to easily determine the connection properties. Geometry features are in accordance with industry standards and in the form specified in AISC.
Design Data Tab
In the design data, the plate material is defined. The condition that the main element in the weld joint has less strength than the weld strength is controlled.
If necessary, click the list and define "Create New…". To create the welding electrode, give the information "Name" and "Strength" in the dialog that opens after clicking "Create New".