Out-of-plane bending in BCW Connections w/ axial loads in RAM Connectionhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/174702/out-of-plane-bending-in-bcw-connections-w-axial-loads-in-ram-connectionAttached is a screenshot from a delegated connection design I am currently working on.This is a W12x40 column with a W21x50 beam framing into the column web at the 2nd floor. In checking it for a 32k shear reaction, and a 41k axial load (ASD), RAM Connectionen-USTelligent Community 12RE: Out-of-plane bending in BCW Connections w/ axial loads in RAM Connectionhttps://communities.bentley.com/thread/505297?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:41:11 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:4d9c5500-17b8-409d-90f3-b89bea11e1b7Jason McCool<p>Yeah, chord wall plastification has been part of the checks on HSS in AISC and in RAM for years. This long overdue addition to 360-16 just recognizes that there&#39;s little difference in limit state between the HSS wall and a W-column web under the same out-of-plane load. I would&#39;ve called it a defect instead of an enhancement since it seems a little premature to claim that RAM complies with 360-16 checks while leaving that significant check out, but however it gets addressed, I&#39;ll be happy when it does get incorporated.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Out-of-plane bending in BCW Connections w/ axial loads in RAM Connectionhttps://communities.bentley.com/thread/504860?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 07 Feb 2019 19:22:51 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:af12322d-3816-4871-88bb-d27837d5ef7eSeth Guthrie<p>It looks like the only support side code check we are performing in the single plate - BCW connection is a weld rupture check.&nbsp; AISC 360-16 &quot;Plate Elements Subjected to Out-of-plane Loads&quot; would have to be added. Chord wall plastification is being checked when using an HSS column, however.&nbsp; (Enhancement 1003068)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>