End Plate Connections

ProStructures automatically creates end plate connections such as stiff or rigid plates (according to DASt - German Committee for Structural Steelwork guidelines), jointed plates, and manually defined connections. In addition to the connection plate, the other components such as stiffeners, backer plates, bolts and reinforcement haunches are also created and assigned to the proper component groups directly.

Shared Settings Dialog

When (End Plate) is selected (Steel > Home > Steel Connections), ProStructures automatically evaluates all potential connections based on the shapes you select for the connection and offers these to you in the Endplates dialog.

All potential end plate connections are contained in the shared Endplates dialog. Here, you can specify a connection layout first and subsequently process it the same way you would a free plate.

The following tools are available on the ... > Steel Connections > End Plate tool group. They are equivalent to the Layout of Plate options in the Endplates dialog. You can select the last three (Normal, Splice, Flange) directly from the ribbon to bypass the automatic plate layout selection.

Tool	What it Does	Key-in
End Plate	ProStructures determines the connection type depending on the position of the shapes you select. Equivalent to the "Automatic" Layout of Plate option on the Endplates dialog.	`PROSTEEL PLACE ENDPLATE`
Normal	Creates an end plate connection between the connected member and either the web or the flange of the supporting member.	`PROSTEEL PLACE ENDPLATE NORMAL`
Splice	Creates an end splice connection between two members.	`PROSTEEL PLACE ENDPLATE SPLICE`
Flange	Creates an end plate connection between a beam and the flanges of a supporting member.	`PROSTEEL PLACE ENDPLATE FLANGE`