Shear plate (103)

Shear plate (103) connects a beam to a beam or to a column with a shear tab. The shear tab is welded to the main part and bolted to the secondary beam.

Objects created

Shear tab
Bolts
Welds
Cuts

Use for


Situation	Description
	Shear tab connected to a beam.
	Shear tab connected to a beam. The secondary beam is skewed.
	Shear tab connected to a beam. The secondary beam is sloped and skewed.

Selection order

Select the main part (beam or column).
Select the secondary part (beam).

The connection is created automatically when the secondary beam is selected.

Part identification key


	Part
1	Shear tab

Picture tab

Use the Picture tab to control the position of the shear tab.

Shear tab dimensions


	Description
1	Cut of the secondary part. Cutting the secondary part creates a gap between the main part and the secondary part. The cut is defined from the main part web.
2	Distance from the top edge of the secondary beam to the top edge of the shear plate.
3	Distance from the bottom edge of the secondary beam to the bottom edge of the shear tab.

Shear tab position


Option	Description
	Default The shear tab is on the left side of the secondary beam web. AutoDefaults can change this option.
	The shear tab is on the left side of the secondary beam web.
	The shear tab is on the right side of the secondary beam web.

Beam flange cut


Option	Description
	Default Square AutoDefaults can change this option.
	Cuts the end of the flange bevel.
	Cuts the end of the flange square.

Parts tab

Use the Parts tab to control the shear tab properties.

Shear plate


Part	Description
Plate	Shear tab thickness and height.


Option	Description	Default
Pos_No	Prefix and start number for the part position number. Some components have a second row of fields where you can enter the assembly position number.	The default part start number is defined in the Components settings in File menu > Settings > Options.
Material	Material grade.	The default material is defined in the Part material box in the Components settings in File menu > Settings > Options.
Name	Name that is shown in drawings and reports.
Class	Part class number.

Notch tab

Use the Notch tab to automatically create notches for the secondary beam and to control the notch properties. The Notch tab has two sections: automatic properties (top section) and manual properties (bottom section). Automatic and manual notching properties work independently from each other.

Automatic notching

Automatic notching options affect both the top and the bottom flange.

Notch shape

Automatic notching is switched on when you select a notch shape.


Option	Description
	Default Creates notches to the secondary beam. AutoDefaults can change this option.
	Creates notches to the secondary beam. The cuts are square to the main beam web.
	Creates notches to the secondary beam. The cuts are square to the secondary beam web.
	Creates notches to the secondary beam. The vertical cut is square to the main beam, and the horizontal cut is square to the secondary beam.
	Turns off automatic notching.

Notch size


Option	Description
	Default The notch size is measured from the edge of the main beam flange and from underneath the top flange of the main beam. AutoDefaults can change this option.
	The notch size is measured from the edge of the main beam flange and from underneath the top flange of the main beam.
	The notch size is measured from the center line of the main beam and from the top flange of the main beam.

Enter the horizontal and vertical values for the cuts.

Flange cut shape


Option	Description
	Default Secondary beam flange is cut parallel to the main beam. AutoDefaults can change this option.
	Secondary beam flange is cut parallel to the main beam.
	Secondary beam flange is cut square.

Notch dimension rounding

Use the notch dimension rounding options to define whether the notch dimensions are rounded up. Even if the dimension rounding is set to active, the dimensions are rounded up only when necessary.


Option	Description
	Default Notch dimensions are not rounded. AutoDefaults can change this option.
	Notch dimensions are not rounded.
	Notch dimensions are rounded. Enter the horizontal and vertical rounding values.

The dimensions are rounded up the nearest multiple of the value you enter. For example, if the actual dimension is 51 and you enter a round-up value of 10, the dimension is rounded up to 60.

Notch position


Option	Description
	Default Creates the cut below the main beam flange. AutoDefaults can change this option.
	Creates the cut below the main beam flange.
	Creates the cut above the main beam flange.

Notch chamfer


Option	Description
	Default The notch is not chamfered. AutoDefaults can change this option.
	The notch is not chamfered.
	Creates the notch with a line chamfer.
	The notch is chamfered according to the radius you enter.

Enter a radius for the chamfer.

Manual notching

Use manual notching when a part that does not belong to the connection clashes with the secondary beam. When you use manual notching, the connection creates cuts using the values you enter in the fields on the Notch tab. You can use different values for the top and the bottom flange.

Side of flange notch

The side of flange notch defines on which side of the beam the notches are created.


Option	Description
	Default Creates notches on both sides of the flange. AutoDefaults can change this option.
	Automatic Creates notches on both sides of the flange.
	Creates notches on both sides of the flange.
	Creates notches on the near side of the flange.
	Creates notches on the far side of the flange.

Flange notch shape

The flange notch shape defines the notch shape in the beam flange.


Option	Description
	Default The entire flange of the secondary beam is cut as far back as you define. AutoDefaults can change this option.
	Automatic The entire flange of the secondary beam is cut as far back as you define. The default depth for the notch is twice the thickness of the secondary flange. The cut always runs the entire width of the secondary flange.
	Creates chamfers in the flange. If you do not enter a horizontal dimension, a chamfer of 45 degrees is created.
	Creates cuts to the flange with default values unless you enter values in the fields 1and 2.
	The flange is not cut.
	Creates cuts to the flange according to the value in the field 1 to make it flush with the web.
	Creates cuts to the flange according to the values in the fields 1 and 2.

Flange notch depth


Option	Description
	Default Flange notch depth. AutoDefaults can change this option.
	Flange notch depth.
	Flange notch depth with a dimension from the secondary beam web center line to the edge of the notch.

Enter the value for flange notch depth.

Cut dimensions


	Description	Default
1	Dimensions for the horizontal flange cuts.	`10 mm`
2	Dimensions for the vertical flange cuts.	The gap between the notch edge and the beam flange is equal to the main part web rounding. The notch height is rounded up to the nearest `5 mm`.

BCSA notch definition

Define whether the notch is created according to British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) specifications.


Option	Description
Default	Notch dimensions.
Yes	Creates a 50 mm notch for simple beam-to-beam connections.
No	Use the options on this Notch tab to define the notch dimensions.

Bolts tab

Use the Bolts tab to control the bolt properties.

Bolt group dimensions


	Description
1	Bolt edge distance. Edge distance is the distance from the center of a bolt to the edge of the part.
2	Number of bolts.
3	Bolt spacing. Use a space to separate bolt spacing values. Enter a value for each space between bolts. For example, if there are 3 bolts, enter 2 values.
4	Dimension for horizontal bolt group position.
5	Dimension for vertical bolt group position.
6	Select how to measure the dimensions for vertical bolt group position. Top: From the upper edge of the secondary part to the uppermost bolt. Middle: From the center line of the bolts to the center line of the secondary part. Below: From the lower edge of the secondary part to the lowest bolt.

Staggering of bolts


Option	Description
	Default Not staggered AutoDefaults can change this option.
	Not staggered
	Staggered type 1
	Staggered type 2
	Staggered type 3
	Staggered type 4

Bolt basic properties


Option	Description	Default
Bolt size	Bolt diameter.	Available sizes are defined in the bolt assembly catalog.
Bolt standard	Bolt standard to be used inside the component.	Available standards are defined in the bolt assembly catalog.
Tolerance	Gap between the bolt and the hole.
Thread in mat	Defines whether the thread may be within the bolted parts when bolts are used with a shaft. This has no effect when full-threaded bolts are used.	`Yes`
Site/Workshop	Location where the bolts should be attached.	`Site`

Slotted holes

You can define slotted, oversized, or tapped holes.


Option	Description	Default
1	Vertical dimension of slotted hole.	`0`, which results in a round hole.
2	Horizontal dimension of slotted hole, or allowance for oversized holes.	`0`, which results in a round hole.
Hole type	Slotted creates slotted holes. Oversized creates oversized or tapped holes. No hole does not create holes.
Rotate Slots	When the hole type is Slotted, this option rotates the slotted holes.
Slots in	Part(s) in which slotted holes are created. The options depend on the component in question.