Structural · S-Q35FT

Typical Steel Beam Connection Details

Materials

Steel

Elements

Beams Connections / Plates

Connections

Shear Tab / Single Plate Bolted Connection Expansion / Slip Connection

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These structural framing details show steel beam connections for varying beam depths with top of steel offsets greater than or less than 3 inches. The connections utilize full height shear tabs welded to the frame beam web with a minimum thickness matching the web and at least 3/8 inches thick, featuring no slotted holes to steel and AISC manual "K" clearances. For deeper beam configurations, cut WT5x22.5 or WT7x26.5 tee sections and 1/2 inch rectangular plates provide bottom support welded with 1/4 inch fillets. Additional unslotted bolts are added where dimension constraints require them, while configurations with small height differences omit bottom plates.

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