Introduction
Connections are structural elements used for joining
different members of a structural steel frame work.
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Components Of A Connections
Bolts
Weld
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Connecting Plates
Connecting Angles
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Classification of Connections
On the Basis of Connecting Medium.
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On the Basis of Connecting Medium
Riveted Connections
Bolted Connections
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Welded Connections
Bolted-Welded Connections
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Riveted Connections
Used for very long time.
Made up of:
Round Ductile steel bar called shank.
A head at one end
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Installation
Heating of the rivet
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Riveting is no longer used…
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Bolted Connections
Fastened Together primarily by Bolts.
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The most common type is bearing bolts in clearance holes,
often referred to as
1. Black Bolts
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2. Turned Bolts
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3. Ribbed Bolts
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High Strength Friction Grip (HSFG)
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Advantages
Disadvantages
1. If subjected to vibratory loads, results in reduction in
strength get loosened.
2. Unfinished bolts have lesser strength because of non
uniform diameter
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Welded Connections
whose components are joined together
primarily by welds.
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Types Of Weld
• Groove ( More reliable than others)
Fillet (Mostly used, Weaker than groove and others)
Plug (expensive – poor transmission of tensile forces)
Slot (expensive - poor transmission of tensile forces)
Plug and Slot welds – stitch different parts of members together.
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Positions of the welds
Horizontal
Vertical
Overhead
Flat
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Advantages
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Disadvantage
No provision for expansion or contraction therefore
greater chances of cracking.
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Bolted- Welded Connections
Most connections are Shop Welded and Field Bolted
types.
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According to the type of internal
Shear (semi rigid, simple) connections
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Shear (semi rigid, simple) connections
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Moment (rigid) connections
Designed to resist both Moment and Shear.
Often referred - rigid or fully restrained connections
• Provide full continuity between the connected
members
• Designed to carry the full factored moments.
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Bolted splice Moment Connection
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Single plate angle Connections
Two Step Process
A plate is welded to secondary section (beam)
An Angle is welded to Primary Section (column or Beam)
single shear plate welded to secondary
beam and bolted to Primary beam or column.
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Double web angle connections
Two angles welded or shop bolted to the web
of a secondary beam.
After erection the angles are bolted or site
welded to the primary member (beam or
column).
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Top and seated angle connections
Generally used in case of moment connections.
Two angles are provided at top and bottom of
the beam to resist moment.
Generally used for lesser moments where
heavy loads are not acting
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Seated beam connections
Generally used in case of shear connections.
A seating angle - at bottom of secondary
beam - shop welded to the primary member.
Seating angle resists vertical shear coming
from the beam.
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According to the type of members
joining
Beam to beam connections
Column to column connections
(column splices)
Beam to Column Connections
Column Base Plate Connections
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Beam to beam connections
Two Types
Primary Beam to Secondary Beam Connection
Beam Splice
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Column to column connections
(column splices)
Connects column to column.
Column splice comes under this category.
Used to connect column sections of different sizes.
Splices - designed for both moment
and shear unless intended to
utilize the splices as internal
hinges.
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Beam to Column Connections
Connects Beam to column.
Very Common
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A layer of grout should be
placed between the base plate
and its support for the
purpose of leveling.
Anchor bolts should be
provided to stabilize the
column during erection
or to prevent uplift.
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