Base Plate --- Moment Connection

Moment Connection Requires

Bolts Outside the Flanges
Base Plate --- Moment Connection

The Triangular Stiffener Plate increases

Shear Strength of Connection and
Bending Strength of Base Plate
Base Plate --- Moment Connection

Moment Connection
Bolts Outside the
Flanges
Base Plate --- Moment Connection

Additional Plates and Welds

Needed for Large Flange
Forces
Base Plate --- Pipe Column

This Connection is Considered

as a Pin Connection
Base Plate --- Pipe Column

Large Point Load Requires

Web Stiffener Plates
Moment Connection --- Beam Splice
Flange Plate for Transferring
Compressive Force Due to
Bending
Moment Connection --- Beam Splice

Flange Plate to Transfer

Tensile Force Due to Bending
Moment Connection --- Beam Splice

Web Plate for

Transferring Shear
Column Splice --- Bolted

Flange Plates are Shop Welded

Column Splice --- Bolted
Flange Plates are Field Bolted
Column Splice --- Welded

Web Plate is Shop

Welded
 Column Splice --- Welded

Web Bolts for After Lowering Upper Column

Erection Fit-up it is Field Welded
Moment Connection to Column
Flange --- Field Welded

Web Plate is Shop Welded

to Column Flange
 Moment Connection to Column
Flange --- Field Welded

Backing Rods Needed

for Groove Welds
Moment Connection to Column
Flange --- Field Welded

Beam is Then Attached

Using Full Penetration
Field Groove Welds
Moment Connection to Column Web Welded

Flange Plates at Top and

Bottom are Shop Welded
Moment Connection to Column Web Welded

Web Plate is Shop Welded

Moment Connection to Column Web Welded

Beam is Field Welded after

sliding in The Flange plates
Moment Connection to Column Web Welded

Field Weld After Sliding the

Beam in Flange Plates
Moment Connection --- End Plate

End Plate Shop Welded

to the Beam
Moment Connection --- End Plate

Tension Side Bolts

All Bolts Installed

Compression Side Bolts in Field
Shear Connection --- Bolted Seat

No Direct Connection of Beam and Column

Flanges. Low Rigidity of Angles makes it a
Shear Connection
Shear Connection --- Bolted Seat

Bolted Seat Angle helps

Placing and Bolting of Beam
 Shear Connection --- Bolted Seat

Lower Seat Angles Resist All the Shear so

Bigger Lower Seat and More Bolts are Needed
Shear Connection --- Welded Seat

Seated Beam Shear Connection

Shear Connection --- Welded Seat

Seat Angle Shop Welded and Field Bolted

Shear Connection --- Welded Seat

Web Angle is Only for Stability

and carries No Load
Shear Connectors for Composite Beam

Shear Studs welded to Beam Flanges in Field

for making Concrete Deck integral to Steel
 Shear Connection --- Double Sided

Left Side
Angles with
Two Bolts

Floor Beam on
Left Side of
Girder
Shear Connection --- Double Sided

Right Side Angles

with Three Bolts

Floor Beam on
Right Side of
Girder
Shear Connection --- Double Sided

View From the

Left Side Floor
Beam

View From the

Right Side
Floor Beam
 Shear Connection --- Double Web
Angles Shop & Field Bolted

One Sided Floor Beam to Girder Shear Connection

Shear Connection --- Single Angle

Note Shop
And Field Bolts
Weld

For Lightly Loaded Channels Single Angle Shear

Connection can be used
Shear Connection --- Skewed

A Single Angle Shear

Connection For a
Skewed Channel
Truss --- Shop Welded, Field Bolted

Note Shop Welds

Truss --- Shop Welded, Field Bolted

And Field Bolts For Connecting

the Truss to Column
Truss --- Shop Welded, Field Bolted

Double Angle Members

for Top Chord, Bottom
Chord and Web
Truss --- Shop Welded, Field Bolted

Cold Formed Z-Shape

Purlin