Joints in steel construction: Simple Connections

Details the recommended design procedures, component specifications, and critical checks for various simple connections in structural steel construction. The content focuses on common types such as Fin Plates, Flexible End Plates, Double Angle Cleats, column bases, and column splices, offering explicit instructions and worked examples for calculating shear, bearing, and bending capacities. A major requirement addressed throughout the text is satisfying minimum structural integrity clauses, which require connections to resist lateral tying forces, necessitating several specific design checks (e.g., CHECK 11 through CHECK 15). The guide incorporates material specifications for fittings and bolts, including the recommended use of fully threaded grade 8.8 bolts and proprietary fasteners like Hollo-Bolts for connections to hollow sections. Notably, the document includes a corrigendum amending the original publication's capacity tables for fin plate connections, emphasizing the importance of calculating the lesser of the tabulated value and the shear capacity of the bolt group.You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:https://linktr.ee/civil_engineering_made_simpleProduced by:https://www.podcaistudio.com/