Threaded rod anchor to steel beam 1

[braves25]

I have a second floor shear wall supported by a steel W-BM. Need to anchor the ends of the wall for uplift. Using a holddown and threaded rod, but will need to connect the threaded rod directly to the top flange of the steel beam. I have found connectors that will weld to a steel member and connect to a rebar, but cannot find this same type of connector for a threaded rod. I did find one that had a threaded end to a rebar. Does anyone know of a good connector for this case? Thanks and have a great day.

 

[jdgengineer]

Why not just weld the threaded rod directly to the I-beam? That's what we typically do.

 

[Ron]

Full thread and partial thread studs are available for your application....

http://studweldprod.com/studs/index.php

(I am not affiliated with studweld or any other product supplier)

 

[dhengr]

Braves25:
What about drilling a hole in the flange of the WF, and using a couple washers and 3 or 4 nuts so you can lock the rod to the WF? What prevents the WF beam from lifting due to this upward force, if and when it occurs?

 

[charliealphabravo]

How about welding a bolt coupler to the beam? Something like this...

http://www.strongtie.com/products/connectors/cnw-hscnw.asp

 

[jittles]

Why not just weld the threaded rod directly to the I-beam? That's what we typically do.

This is what we also typically do.

My technical language minding mentor notes them as "threaded stud bolts" on drawings.

 

[msquared48]

Done that for years too... Decades in fact.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

 

[WARose]

I remember the last time I had that problem I welded a nut to the top of the beam and then screwed in threaded rod. That way the load remained concentric (relative to the beam & wall).