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Wide flange column pinned connection weak axis

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ronstruc

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Nov 3, 2004
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What is your typical simple pinned connection of a wide flange beam to wide flange column connecting to the minor axis? I'm curious if most are using a simple shear tab or single angle welded to the column web and cope beam flanges as necessary or if you prefer to use an extended shear tab connection for construction ease or some other type of connection?
 
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Our go-to has always been a shear tab, but will often leave it up to the fabricator to do whatever they want - some like tabs, some like angles, etc.
 
Shear tabs all the way, though in my region angles are virtually unseen. Extended shear tabs work for lightly loaded beams but they need to be used with caution.
 
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