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Pro – RAM Connection Mode

Structural Special Interest Group – March 2018

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 Joint Data

BCF: Beam-Column Flange CS: Column Splice CVR:

BCW: Beam-Column Web CC: Column Cap VXB: Vertical X Brace

BG: Beam-Girder CBB: Column-Beam-Brace CB: Column Base

BS: Beam Splice

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 Designing Moment Connections

• Option 1: Assign a Shear Connection and Assign a Moment

Connection
Moment Connection: Directly Welded

Shear Connection: Shear Plate

• Option 2: Assign a Combined Connection

Combined Connection: Extended End Plate

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 Shear Connections

Clip Angle (DA) Stiffened Seated (SS) Standard Tee (ST)

Single Plate (SP) Unstiffened Seated (US) Bent Plate (BP)

End Plate (EP)

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 Moment Connections

Directly Welded (DW) Moment Angles (MA)

Flange Plate (FP) Moment Tee (MT)

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 Combined Connections

Moment End Plate (MEP) Moment End Plate Knee

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 Gusset Connections

Column-Beam-Brace
(CBB) Chevron Brace (CVR) Vertical X Brace (VXB)

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 Base Plate Connections

Base Plate

Gusset Base Plate

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