Connection Wednesdays – Horizontal tying & welding improvements

Adequate tying resistance is a design code requirement for multi-story steel structures. This check ensures that no accidental or disproportionate collapse will occur. In the context of the Eurocodes, this is part of the robustness requirements as defined in part “EN 1991-1-7 -Actions on structures. General actions. Accidental actions”; learn more in the blog by Ralph Pullinger.
In this webinar, we will demonstrate the use of horizontal tying resistance analysis during connection design and cover some of the theoretical aspects that make this analysis tick.
Why should you bother about welds coexisting with contact elements on the same edge? Initially, this may not appear to be something big. However, there are cases like highly compressed columns where load passes – at least partially – through the bearing. For these cases, weld with contacts functionality can save the day, as the available guidance allows the use of nominal weld sizes without further checking.

Webinar content:
The importance of mitigating the potential failure of a structure from an unspecified cause
How to provide sufficient robustness using the horizontal tying check for connections
How to use welds with contacts to pass compression forces through bearing
The practical limitations of welds with contacts

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