Design of connectors in web-flange beam or girder splices

Abstract

Splices in beams and girders are often required when the lengths of members are limited by fabrication, transportation, or handling facilities available, or by the construction process. Splice plates are lapped across the joint and bolted to the webs and the flanges of the beam in order to transfer the load. This type of splice is usually referred to as a web-flange splice. This paper is a summary of the results of a study carried out to establish a rational design procedure for the connectors in a bolted web-flange beam or girder splice in which both the web and the flange material are spliced at the same location.