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Fillet weld connection between two horizontal plates

Alkailani Omer — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 18:51:49 GMT

I am designing a steel pile cap and I have two plates: bottom plate 18 in x 30 in x 1-1/2 in and top plate: 10 in x 15 in x 1-1/2 in. The top plate is centered on the bottom plate and the two plates connected to each other by fillet weld connection. My question: Is there any way to carry on the weld connection design using RAM CONNECTION? if not, what is the best approach to analyze and design the connection in STAAD PRO?

What is the best way to model a steel transition cap?

Alkailani Omer — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 08:51:46 GMT

I am new to STAAD pro connect. I need some help on how to model a steel transition cap shown in the attached photo. The cap consists of two top and bottom plates separated by cylindrical section. There are 24 gussets attached to the outer perimeter of the cylinder. The cylinder is (54.7 x 1.5 x 8 in) OD, Thickness, height. The two plates have 30 in diameter hole. The top plate is 68 x 68 x 3 in and the bottom plate is 74 x 74 x 3 in. The difficult part for me is the mid cylinder with gussets (gussets dimensions: 6.25 x 8 x 1.5 in (width, height, thickness). I want to make sure I will have a proper mesh of the cap at the end, especially at the connections between the vertical cylinder and the top and bottom plates.

Thank you in advance for your help.

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