Thank you for all your valuable response, unfortunately we have moment connection all four sides and chord wall plastification is an issue on all four sides ( we had to rule out thru plate and External diaphragm plate). Can we suggest a cladding to the HSS?, in that case will the thickness of...
While checking the moment connection for a W beam to HSS16x16x5/8 column we found out that the wall of the HSS column fails due to plastification. Can we spec a internal diaphragm plate as thick as the W beam connecting and get away with it.The arch wast to use the HSS for aesthetics and the...
