Simply supported cap cap plate connection

[faromic]

I have a question regarding cap plate connections. I've had some connections where I had a simply supported beam bearing on a TS column with a cap plate. I typically check the plate for local yielding and crippling of the TS wall per AISC 13 and the cap plate bending stress. However I typically specify 4 3/4" diameter A325 bolts since I assume there is no moment transferred to the connection. I know excessive deflection, hence rotation at the supports can cause a couple on the bolts, but I typically keep the deflection below L/360, assuming this won't produce excessive tension forces in the bolts. Would you say this is reasonable for a simply supported cap plate connection?

 

[hokie66]

Yes, I think it is reasonable. Hope so, because it is the way I have done it for a lot of years.