Column Connection, Frame Corner (3-D SE)

"Civil Engineering functions" docking window > Steel Engineering > Connections > Front side to web/flange side > Front plate > Column connection, Frame corner (203)

Use this function to connect two beams with a bolted or welded beam frame corner. You can create the frame corner with or without stiffeners, haunched plates or other components.

Requirements for the creation of frame corners are as follows:

The webs of the beams must lie in one plane.
The beam axes must not be parallel and must not lie on a straight line.
The angle between the beams must be between 45° and 135°.

(1) Column (untrimmed)	(5) Bolting
(2) Upper stiffeners, aligned	(6) Haunched plate
(3) Lower stiffeners, straight	(7) Flange plate
(4) Plate	(8) Shim

Proceed as follows :

Identify the first beam at its reference end.
Identify the column at its upper end.
The connection dialogue window is displayed.

Select the desired configuration. The input fields contain pre-set values depending on the selected configuration. You can modify these values if required. Please note however that the editing of the fields depends on the respective type indicator!

In the Column section you specify the processing of the column and the fitting of stiffeners.

Do not trim: The column is neither shortened nor lengthened.
Trim oblique: The column is lengthened or shortened and trimmed - depending on the connected beam - obliquely.
Trim straight: The column is lengthened or shortened and trimmed straight.

When trimming the column, the lengthening determines the projection of the column relative to the connected beam.

If you want the column to be flush with the plate of the frame corner, click the symbol.

The upper stiffeners can be fitted straight or aligned relative to the connected beam. The lower stiffeners can only be fitted straight.

Click the symbol to activate the Stiffeners dialogue window and set further parameters for stiffeners. If you do not want any stiffeners, select the Do not fit option.

If you want to create the frame corner with haunched plates or flange plates, specify the appropriate options in the Haunch tab.

For bolted frame corners you need to specify the Bolting parameters. These are the Bolting/Bore type (can also be accessed by clicking and selecting from the Bolting menu) and the distances of the bolting rows. Use the symbol to align the rows symmetrically relative to the flange or haunched plate. The preview image on the Bolting tab is automatically adjusted to the current settings.

If you want to displace the bolting horizontally, enter the value for the horizontal direction. .If the value is 0, the bolting is aligned centred.

If you want to additionally reinforce the bolting with a shim, click the symbol to activate the Further tab. Here you can specify the required settings.

In the Plate section you specify the thickness and the material of the plate. If you want the plate to project, enter the desired top, bottom and lateral projection. If you want the plate to be flush, set the values to 0. Deactivate the Fit checkbox if you do not want to any plate.
If you want to create the frame corner with a haunched plate, specify the required settings in the Haunch tab.

If you want to create the frame corner with the current settings, exit the window with OK.

Please note:

Please note that the editing of the fields depends on the respective type indicator.
Plate, haunch and flange plate are combined, together with the beam to be connected, into one assembly. All other parts will form an assembly together with the beam to which the connection is to be made.