I've designed 1/4" plates to work on either side of the beam. Now the question is, how many bolts, and how far does the plate need to extend onto each section of LVL BM. Any examples of this bolt/plate design?
Please see the attachment. I originally designed this stringer using steel tube with full penetration welds where the flat landings attach to the sloped stringer. Client is looking to build this "bent" beam using wood. My thought is to go with 2-ply 1-3/4 x 11-1/4 LVL, overlapping at the two...