https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/131112/bcf---seismic-provision---max-bolt-gageDear Admin, As per AISC 358; tab 6.1 , max bolt horizontal distance (gage) is for 4E BCF connection is 152mm, while RAM reports 178.8mm which is beam flange width? Best Regards,en-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/400401?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 31 Jan 2017 07:20:10 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:e71e09e2-4055-4009-875d-0aedde20dc2eIvan Hadži BoškovićDear Seth,<br /> <br /> My understanding of AISC DG4, that it gives rules for OMF loaded with wind or seismic. Deviation from these provisions are made for IMF &amp; SMF, given in AISC 358-05. So if I use in RAM connection PAD, DG4-seismic provision-OMF, max g should be width (w) of beam flange. If I use IMF or SMF, this value should be as per AISC 358; tab.6.1, which is ming=102mm (in RAM 101.6mm) and maxg=152mm (in RAM 178.8mm).<br /> <br /> Best Regards,<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/400384?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 30 Jan 2017 22:29:04 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:37c36c23-aeb2-4f76-b7da-e42c4c0efa01Seth Guthrie<p>AISC 358 Section 6.9.1 indicates, &quot;The gage, g, is as defined in Figures 6.2 through 6.4. The maximum gage dimension is limited to the width of the connected beam flange.&quot; Furthermore, commentary C6.9 repeats this as the limit. Is your interpretation that the Max Gage = MIN(table 6.1 value, beam flange width)?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>