• RE: Bent Plates in RAM Connection

    I think the situation here is that AISC 360-10, Table 10-9 is used in the case of a single plate connection only. We opted to only implement this for shear tabs since it's within that specific section of Chapter 10, but it would be a good question for…
  • STAAD shear calculation error for AISC 360-10

    Hi All, I have noticed that STAAD incorrectly calculates the shear capacity for a member. Specifically, it uses a VERY large shear area (overstated by a factor of 2!). Here is the output for an Australian 250UC72.9: INTERMEDIATE: Aw: Cv: Kv: h/tw: Vn…