RAM Connection - Moment End Plate Beam Splice

Michael Center — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 18:41:58 GMT

Using RAM Connection to design a moment end plate beam splice which is flush on one end and extended downwards (MEP BS Extended downwards). When the program calculates the web weld shear strength, it only uses half of the weld length. When calculating Aw for a W14X43, for example, the program uses 5.73 in. for the weld length rather than the full weld length along the full depth of the web. I can not find anything in applicable codes to justify the use of the reduced value. Am I missing something?

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RAM Connection - Moment End Plate Beam Splice