BeamColumnEndplateConnection Class

EC3 Steel Connection Design Library

Represents a singe or double side beam to column connection by means of an endplate

Variables definition:

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
SteelConnectionsEC3BeamColumnEndplateConnection

Namespace: SteelConnectionsEC3
Assembly: SteelConnectionsEC3 (in SteelConnectionsEC3.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

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public class BeamColumnEndplateConnection

Public Class BeamColumnEndplateConnection

public ref class BeamColumnEndplateConnection

type BeamColumnEndplateConnection =  class end

The BeamColumnEndplateConnection type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	BeamColumnEndplateConnection	Initializes a new instance of the BeamColumnEndplateConnection class

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Calculate
	GetInputWarnings	Returns an object that represents the input warnings of the connection

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Fields

	Name	Description
	af_beamLeft	Weld thickness between left beam flange and endplate
	af_beamRight	Weld thickness between right beam flange and endplate
	aHaunchLeftBeamFlange	Weld thickness between left haunch flange and beam flange
	aHaunchLeftEndPlateFlange	Weld thickness between left haunch flange and endplate
	aHaunchLeftEndPlateWeb	Weld thickness between left haunch web and endplate
	aHaunchRightBeamFlange	Weld thickness between right haunch flange and beam flange
	aHaunchRightEndPlateFlange	Weld thickness between right haunch flange and endplate
	aHaunchRightEndPlateWeb	Weld thickness between right haunch web and endplate
	ast_col	Weld thickness between column web and transverse stiffners
	aSupplementaryWebPlate	Weld thickness between supplementary column web plates and column web
	aw_beamLeft	Weld thickness between left beam web and endplate
	aw_beamRight	Weld thickness between right beam web and endplate
	BeamLeft	Left beam object
	BeamRight	Right beam object
	bs	Supplementary column web plates width
	bst_col	Column transverse stiffeners total width
	Column	Column object
	ColumnExtensionOverRightBeam	Net distance between column end and upper beam flange
	ColumnSteel	Column steel grade
	ds	Center distance between stiffeners
	ds_over_rightBeamFlange	center distance between right upper beam flange and upper column web stiffener
	HaunchLeft	Left haunch object
	HaunchRight	Right haunch object
	LeftBeamSteel	Left beam steel grade
	LeftConnectionAlso	True, if left connection exist (double side connection), otherwise false
	LoadCasesLeftBeam	Load cases of left beam, in case of double side connection
	LoadCasesResultantColumn	Resultant loads on column from upper and lower stories
	LoadCasesRightBeam	Load cases of right beam
	NrOfSupplementaryWebPlates	Number of supplementary column web plates used (1, 2 or 3)
	PlateLeft	Left endplate object
	PlateRight	Right endplate object
	Results	List of results
	RightBeamSteel	Right beam steel grade
	tbp_Left	Thickness of backing plates for the left connection, if used
	tbp_Right	Thickness of backing plates for the right connection, if used
	Theta_HaunchLeft	Angle between left beam and haunch flanges
	Theta_HaunchRight	Angle between right beam and haunch flanges
	ts	Supplementary column web plates thickness
	tst_bLeft	True, if a haunch is used for the left connection, otherwise false
	tst_bRight	True, if a haunch is used for the right connection, otherwise false
	tst_col	Column transverse stiffeners thickness
	UseOfBackingPlatesLeft	True, if backing plates are used for the left connection, otherwise false
	UseOfBackingPlatesRight	True, if backing plates are used for the right connection, otherwise false
	UseOfBeamLeftWebStiffener	True, if a beam web stiffener is used for the left connection, otherwise false
	UseOfBeamRightWebStiffener	True, if a beam web stiffener is used for the right connection, otherwise false
	UseOfColumnWebStiffeners	True is transverse column web stiffeners are used, otherwise false
	UseOfDiagonalColumnWebStiffener	True is diagonal stiffeners are used, otherwise false
	UseOfHaunchLeft	True, if a haunch is used for the left connection, otherwise false
	UseOfHaunchRight	True, if a haunch is used for the right connection, otherwise false

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Remarks

All units in kN, mm unless other specified

Reference

SteelConnectionsEC3 Namespace