Bones206, No this job was not to be sent to a connection Eng. However even the jobs that are sent through a Connection Eng. they only do beam to beam and beam to column connections never BP connections.
AISC Table J2.4 Basically says to use 3/16 Fillet for HSS8x8x3/8 to 1 1/2" Base plate. Again, I'M NOT an Engineer just a Detailer but my gut says 3/16 won't cut it.
Probably beating a dead horse here but I searched and could not find a dumbed down version. I need a simple answer to the Note I see all the time on contract drawings for Column to Base Plate welds, IF the EOR even puts anything often it is just a note to use AISC Standard min. weld. Where do I...