Explore STI's HSS Moment Connection Reference Guide, to assist you in the design of Beam-to-HSS column and HSS-to-HSS moment connections. The guide features a comprehensive collection of …

Steel column base connections in mid- to high- rise moment frame buildings are often designed by embedding the column into the footing. This enables the development of moment resistance through …

The Column Base Plate connection is a rectangular steel plate welded to the bottom of a steel column. The steel plate sits on the top of a concrete support without a grout pad between.

The component approach involves identifying each of the important features in the base connection and determining the strength and stiffness of each of these ‘components’. The components are then …

This tool enables engineers to analyze the necessary failure modes for base plates, ensuring a safe and efficient connection between steel columns and foundations.

Due to the column forces, bending stress occurs in the base plate. To receive these stresses, the base plate must be dimensioned with sufficient thickness or must have stiffening ribs.

The method recommended for the design of axially loaded base plates, those assumed to be pinned at the base, is given in the AISC Manual of Steel Construction (AISC 1986, 1989a).