Two Types of Beam End Connectors (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Two Types of Beam End Connectors

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The shear tab connection (left) is a single flat plate welded to the support column and bolted onto one side of the steel beam. The double angle connection (right) is composed of two L-shaped plates, or angle legs, welded to the support column and bolted onto both sides of the steel beam. In this study, the double angle-connected beams endured greater deformations and temperatures before failing.

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B. Hayes/NIST

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