Splices

Beam shear splice design to AISC 360-22

Beam web splice plates, bolted or welded on each side.

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What you get

From the loads to a finished beam shear splice

The applicable limit states, checked

Strength and detailing checks to AISC 360-22 and the 16th Edition Steel Construction Manual, each with its ratio, the clause or equation it comes from, and the governing case. Results update as you type.

Drawings to scale

Elevations, plans and sections with bolts, weld symbols and dimensions, on a drawing sheet with your title block, as PDF or DXF.

A calculation report a reviewer can follow

Inputs, every check with its result and reference, and the governing case, in a clear PDF. See a sample report.

LRFD or ASD, US or SI

Switch the design method and the units at any time; the drawings and the report follow. Auto-design proposes a layout you can fine-tune.

Verification

How the beam shear splice is tested

2published examples and benchmarks
64individual checks compared
58match the published values
6documented differences, each explained

Against the AISC Design Examples and Design Guides, in LRFD and ASD, on every change. The method and every documented difference.

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