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RAM Connection V13 - W-Flange Beam to HSS Column - BCF
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RAM Connection V13 - W-Flange Beam to HSS Column - BCF
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MBoland31
9 months ago
Hi!
Working in RAM Connection Standalone
Three questions:
In a W Flange Beam to HSS Column BCF connection, is it possible to rotate the column? I have a HSS10x8, and the beam is automatically connecting to the 8" Face. I would like it to connect to the 10" face.
In the same type of connection, why is it that we cannot count the face weld towards connection capacity? It forces the side plate connections. Just a limitation of the software?
Will the software ever have the ability to perform HSS beam to HSS Column connections?
Thank you so much!
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Seth Guthrie
Fri, Aug 26 2022 2:06 PM
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MBoland31
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I would have to dig through the AISC documents to confirm where this is indicated, but the logic is that the face wall of the HSS might be thin and could bend, so it's better to design the welds parallel…
Jason McCool
Mon, Aug 29 2022 8:17 AM
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Seth Guthrie
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Yeah, even somewhat thick tube walls still tend to be pretty flexible and shed load toward the stiffer corners, but a flange plate to tube wall connection would be nice for those common small-moment connections…