I understand that, but these are parallel to the load. So, in my mind, regardless of whether the hole is a standard 13/16 round hole, or a 13/16 short, horizontal slot; the bolt will still end up bearing on the bottom edge of the hole. So how does slip critical even come into play? Even if the...
The AISC allows short slotted holes in any or all plies of slip critical connections, without regard to direction of loading, which is not something that's addressed in Section J.3 2(e). We have multiple situations where a diagonal brace connects to a plate at a column flange near the base, and...
