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Simple framing joint Top chord joint of steel truss
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Rigid framing joint
Column splice,
Simple framing
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EXAMPLES
Multi-directional simple and Rigid framing (welded),
rigid framing Beam splice,
Column splice
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EXAMPLES
Column splice Column base
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EXAMPLES
Bracing
Bracing
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WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE?
❑ Most critical part of steel structure design process.
❑ The least understood part of the structure.
❑ Inherently the weakest part of structure.
❑ Most probable location of occurrence of stress
concentration.
❑ Existing design procedures are generally not on the
basis of actual stress distribution.
❑ The most affected part by fatigue stress.
❑ Connection failure has been regarded as the most
major cause of steel structure failure.
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STRESS CONCENTRATION
A rectangular plate with a small hole subjected to uniform axial tension
3s
a 2r s
3s
r << a
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STEPS IN DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURE
A. Estimation of loads, modeling and analyses.
B. Design of beams, columns and other main members.
C. Design of connections
D. Detailing.
Detailing Loading and
Analyses
20%
30%
Relative Importance
Of Different Steps
30%
20%
Connection Member
design design
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STEEL SCULPTURE
University of
Alberta, Canada
A carefully designed
steel structural form
demonstrating various
types of connections
used in steel structures.
Also available at:
Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA
University of Wyoming, USA
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
and many others.
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Steel Sculpture
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CLASSIFICATION OF CONNECTIONS (AISC)
AISC TYPE-1. Fully Restrained (FR) Moment Connection (Rigid Framing: )
➢ Full continuity is provided.
➢ Transfers both moment and shear.
➢ Original angles between intersecting members are held virtually constant.
➢ Rotational restraint of 90% or more is required.
➢ Used under both working and plastic design methods.
AISC TYPE-2. Simple Connections (Simple Framing: )
➢ Rotational restraint at member ends is negligible.
➢ Shear transfer only.
➢ Change in angle between members can be as high as 80% of the amount it
would theoretically change if frictionless hinged connection could be used.
➢ Used under working design only.
AISC TYPE-3. Partially-rigid (PR) Connections (Semi-rigid Framing):
➢ Rotational restraint is between 20 to 90%
➢ Full shear transfer and partial moment transfer.
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SIMPLE CONNECTIONS (Simple Shear Connections)
❑ Simple shear connections
(commonly known as framed
beam connections), and now
referred to as "Simple
Connections" (AISC-B3.6), are
used to connect beams to
other beams or to column
flanges or webs when simple
support of the beam has been
assumed.
❑ Design of such connections
has become somewhat
standardized using Part 10 of
the AISC Manual, which
provides the design methods
and tables for Simple Shear
Connections
Simple connections
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SIMPLE FRAMED BEAM CONNECTION
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SIMPLE CONNECTIONS (Simple Shear Connections)
AISC TYEPS:
1. All Bolted Double-Angle Connections
2. Bolted/Welded Double-Angle Connections
3. All-Welded Double-Angle Connections
4. Bolted/Welded Shear End-Plate Connections
5. All-Bolted Unstiffened Seated Connections
6. All-Welded Unstiffened Seated Connections
7. All-Bolted Stiffened Seated Connections
8. Bolted/Welded Stiffened Seated Connections
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AISC Simple Connections
1. All Bolted Double-Angle 2. Bolted/Welded Double-Angle
3. All-Welded Double-Angle 4. Bolted/Welded Shear End-Plate
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AISC Simple Connections
5. All-Bolted Unstiffened Seated 6. All-Welded Unstiffened Seated
7. All-Bolted Stiffened Seated 8. Bolted/Welded Stiffened Seated
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