This section displays several items that may be of use to the engineer, as well as may have controlled the design of the web plate. The results displayed in this section are dependent on the criteria selected in the criteria-joints dialog. The maximum stiffener force through the web plate refers to the maximum load that must be transferred from a stiffener, through the web plate, into the column. This load can be used to size the welds of the stiffener to the web plate (or column web). The required web plate thickness for stiffener force is the thickness required of the web plate to resist the shear in the plate due to the maximum stiffener force reported above. The required web plate thickness to prevent plate buckling is the thickness required to avoid having to provide plug welds in the web plate. Refer to the AISC Design Guide 13 for more information on all of these checks.