Welded beam-to-column web connection

[dailKQKAV]

Hello,

I can't seem to find a way to model a welded beam to column web connection or, even better to a plate - as shown in the attached pic (gray is the column, red is a plate welded to flanges, green is a beam, stiffeners not shown). All there is are bolted connections called Angles This or Angles That.

Is there a way to model this or a similar scenario (e.g., gray column rotated 90 degrees, so it's a beam)? Both members are same size.

[Stephane.kapetanovic]

Hi @dailKQKAV

You should read this topic

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/robot-structural-analysis-forum/api-macro-for-creating-panel-profiles...

Best regards 

[dailKQKAV]

Hi @Stephane.kapetanovic but I am not really sure what you are implying with the suggestion.

It looks more like a task for a specific connection design software.

[Stephane.kapetanovic · Accepted solution]

hi @dailKQKAV 

There isn't a connection type that matches your drawing, so I thought you might prefer to calculate it using finite elements. The proposed macro can help you create your model, as it allows you to quickly model plates from bars.

Best Regards

[dailKQKAV]

Thanks @Stephane.kapetanovic.

It looks like the connection design will end up with someone else after all, but that macro appears to be a great little nugget useful for all sorts of things.