Box Beam Shear Connection - Joist Plates tab

Used to define the dimensions of the Joint Plate.

The joint plates are only created when two connection beams are selected and the plate can be welded or bolted. The bolts pattern and type are defined in Bolts Horizontal and Bolts Vertical in Connect tab. The Weld Plate are used to support the access(cutted plate) plate.

Setting	Description
Joist Plate	Create Joist Plate – When checked, creates joist plates. Length – Sets the length of the joint plate. A positive value determines the length . A negative value is read as its absolute value. The default is 800 or 32 depending on the units setting. Width Offset – Sets the offset of the plate to the edge of the Connection shape in the direction of X-Axis of the Connection shape. The default is 20 or 0.8 depending on the units setting. Thickness – Sets the plate thickness. A positive value determines the thickness. A negative value is read as its absolute value. The default is 15 or 0.6 depending on the units setting. Hole Diameter – Sets the dimension of the holes. A positive value determines the diameter. A negative value is to be read as its absolute value. The default is 16 or 0.6 depending on the units setting. Workloose – Sets the workloose of the holes. A positive value determines the workloose . A negative value is to be read as its absolute value. The default is 1 or 0.04 depending on the units setting.
Bolts Horizontal	Defines the number and distance of the bolts on the flanges of the Support and Connect shapes along the direction of Connection shape. Number – Sets the number of the bolts in the direction of Connection shape. Default is 3. Spacing – Sets the distance between two adjacent holes along the direction of Connection shape(refer to the picture above). Default is 60 or 2.4 depending of the units setting. Edge Distance – Sets the offset of the center of the holes to the edge of the plate along the direction of the Connection shape(refer to the picture above). Default is 30 or 1.2 depending of the units setting. Distance Apart – Sets the distance between the hole center in the Support shape and center of the first hole in the Connection shape along the direction of Connect shape(refer to the picture above). Default is 180 or 7 depending of the units setting.
Bolts Vertical	Defines the number and distance of the holes on the flange of the Support and Connection shapes along the X-Axis of the Connection shape. Edge Distance – Sets the distance between the end edge of the joint plate and the center of the first hole along the X-Axis of the Connection shape(refer to the picture above). Default is 30 or 1.2 depending of the units setting. Bolt Type – Sets the type of the bolt being created. The default is `DIN 7990`.