A non-rigid beam shear connection to a wide-flange steel column utilizes a shear plate welded to the column flange and bolted to the supported beam web. Top and bottom clip angles secured with ASTM A325 slip-critical bolts provide rotational stability at the top and bottom of the beam. Horizontal short slotted holes are permitted except at rigid frame and braced frame columns. Schedule B provides sizing criteria for plate thickness, bolt diameters, and minimum fillet weld sizes based on the beam designation.
2 NON-RIGID COLUMN CONNECTION HORIZONTAL SHORT SLOTTED HOLES MAY BE USED EXCEPT AT CONNECTIONS TO RIGID FRAME COLUMNS AND BRACED FRAME COLUMNS. 6 5 4 3 W24 W18, W21 W16 W12, W14 SCHEDULE "B" * SHEAR PL. TO COLUMN FLANGE NON-RIGID BEAM SHEAR CONNECTION TO COLUMN A325 SC BOLTS SIZE o N WELD MIN FILLET MIN PLATE BEAM SIZE 2. 1. EXTEND COLUMN TO TOP OF DECK AT TOP FLOOR. NOTES: TYP. SEE SCHED. "B" W27 7 BOLTS @ 2nd ROW SCHED. PLACE ADDITIONAL PER PLAN IS MORE THAN WHERE No. OF BOLTS REQ. SEE SCHED. "B" 1/4 3 TYP @ EA SIDE OF COL FLANGE TYP. PLAN SECTION B 8 W30, W33 10 W36 B A 3" A 3. TOP & BOT CLIP ANGLES MAY BE ASTM A36 MIN. NOTES 4. SHEAR PLATE MAY BE ASTM A36 MIN. 7 8 7 8 3 8 " 1 2 " 5 8 " 3 8 " 3 8 " 3 8 " 1 2 " 7 8 7 8 7 8 1 4 " 1 4 " 1 4 " 5 16 " 5 16 " 1 4 " 1/2" PL TYP /[[[ //+Z A325 SC BOLTS, TYP TOP & BOT OF BM 5 16 " OMIT PL.WHEN "a" < "D"/3 L4x3x3/8 x "d" COL +1" //+:$6& BOLTS TYP T&B TOP OF COL. @ ROOF 1/4 5/16 SEE SCHED "B" FOR BOLTS & PLATE "D" "a" 3" TYP 3" 1 1/2" MIN TYP FILLET WELDS NOTED ARE FOR DESIGN LOADS. FOR WELDS TO HEAVIER SECTIONS USE PREHEAT OR INCREASE WELD SIZE PER AISC SPEC'S.
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