A wide-flange steel beam connects to a supporting wide-flange girder at a dropped elevation, utilizing a connection plate sized per schedule and secured with center-line bolts per schedule. The top flange of the dropped beam is blocked or coped to accommodate the vertical drop, which varies per plan. The connection plate is welded to the girder web with a weld size designated per schedule.
DROPPED BEAM DROP VARIES PER PLAN GIRDER BLOCK OR COPE CONN PL PER SCHED CL BOLTS PER SCHED A PER SCHED 6D Wx BEAM Wx BEAM 6
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