This connection is a steel beam - secondary steel beam connection.
Location of the Stiffened End Plate Connection Command
You can access it under the Ribbon menu, Connection tab, Experimentals title.
Usage Steps
If Draw in Fast Mode is Active
From the Connection menu, click on the Stiffened End 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 on the Stiffened End Plate Connection icon.
Click the column then the beam before the 3D perspective view.
The stiffened end 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 Stiffened End Plate 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.
Stiffened End Plate Connection Settings Dialog
General Tab
Give the values according to the schematic figure given.
Stiffener Tab
If a stiffener plate is to be created, check the back stiffener plate option and give the plate thickness.
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.
Bolts Tab
Set the count of bolts and spacing according to the schematic figure given.
Bolt properties: Bolt grade, bolt size and hole properties are set in bolt properties.
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.
