Alaazaki
Civil/Environmental
- Sep 18, 2014
- 36
Hi,
While I am using RAM connection standalone version 11.0.0.177 with (EN 1993-EC3) i noticed that there is a value called Zp it is the distance between the bolt line and the weld line but while I am using beam to girder connection this value is taken as the distance between the bolt line and the outer edge of the girder as shown in snap below:
![URL]](https://res.cloudinary.com/engtips/image/fetch/w_800,c_lfill,q_auto,f_auto,g_faces:center/[URL unfurl="true"]http://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/5444.1.png[/URL])
My question is why this distance is from the bolt line and the outer edge of the girder?
first i thought that the program will add the Zp to half of girder flange but this has not happened
there is a similar case in AISC and they assume that the distance as below:
![URL]](https://res.cloudinary.com/engtips/image/fetch/w_800,c_lfill,q_auto,f_auto,g_faces:center/[URL unfurl="true"]http://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/3108.Untitled.png[/URL])
While I am using RAM connection standalone version 11.0.0.177 with (EN 1993-EC3) i noticed that there is a value called Zp it is the distance between the bolt line and the weld line but while I am using beam to girder connection this value is taken as the distance between the bolt line and the outer edge of the girder as shown in snap below:
My question is why this distance is from the bolt line and the outer edge of the girder?
first i thought that the program will add the Zp to half of girder flange but this has not happened
there is a similar case in AISC and they assume that the distance as below:
