Part 10: Design of Simple Shear Connections

Abolitz, A.L and Warner, M.E. (1965),
“Bending Under Seated Connections,”
Engineering Journal, AISC,
January, pp. 1-5. 

Astaneh, A., Call, S.M. and McMullin, K.M. (1989),
"Design of Single-Plate Shear Connections,"
Engineering Journal, AISC,
Vol. 26, No. 1, 1st Quarter, pp. 21-32. 

AWS (2010),
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AWS D1.1/D1.1M,
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Brockenbrough, R.L. (1998),
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R.L. Brockenbrough and Associates, Pittsburgh, PA.
Available at: www.steel.org.

Carter, C.J., Thornton, W.A. and Murray, T.M. (1997),
"Discussion—The Behavior and Load-Carrying Capacity of Unstiffened Seated Beam Connections,"
Engineering Journal, AISC,
Vol. 34, No. 4, 4th Quarter, pp. 151-156. 

Ellifritt, D.S. and Sputo, T. (1999),
"Design Criteria for Stiffened Seated Connections to Column Webs,"
Engineering Journal, AISC,
Vol. 36, No. 4, 4th Quarter, pp. 160-167. 

Kulak, G.L. (2002),
High Strength Bolts—A Primer For Structural Engineers, Design Guide 17,
AISC, Chicago, IL. 

Kulak, G.L. and Green, D.L. (1990),
"Design of Connectors in Web-Flange Beam or Girder Splices,"
Engineering Journal, AISC,
Vol. 27, No. 2, 2nd Quarter, pp. 41-48. 

Muir, L.S. and Hewitt, C.M. (2009),
“Design of Unstiffened Extended Single-Plate Shear Connections,”
Engineering Journal, AISC,
Vol. 46, No. 2, 2nd Quarter, pp. 67-79. 

Muir, L.S. and Thornton, W.A. (2011),
“Design of Conventional Single-Plate Shear Connections,”
Engineering Journal, AISC,
Vol. 48, No. 2, 2nd Quarter. 

Roeder, C.W. and Dailey, R.H. (1989),
"The Results of Experiments on Seated Beam Connections,"
Engineering Journal, AISC,
Vol. 26, No. 3, 3rd Quarter, pp. 90-95. 

Salmon, C.G., Johnson, J.E. and Malhas, F.A. (2009),
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5th Ed., Prentice Hall,
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Sputo, T. and Ellifritt, D.S. (1991),
“Proposed Design Criteria for Stiffened Seated Connections to Column Webs,”
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pp. 8.1-8.26, Chicago, IL. 

Sherman, D.R. (1996),
"Designing With Structural Tubing,"
Engineering Journal, AISC,
Vol. 33, No. 3, 3rd Quarter, pp. 101-109. 

Sherman, D.R., and Ghorbanpoor, A. (2002),
"Design of Extended Shear Tabs,"
Final Report to the American Institute of Steel Construction, AISC,
Chicago, IL. 

Sumner, E.A. (2003),
"North Carolina State Research Report on Single Plate Shear Connections,"
Report to the American Institute of Steel Construction, AISC,
Chicago, IL. 

Thornton, W.A. and Fortney, P. (2011),
“On the Need for Stiffeners for and the Effect of Lap Eccentricity on Extended Shear Tabs,”
Engineering Journal, AISC,
Vol. 48, No. 2, 2nd Quarter.