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Standard all-bolted or all-welded double-angle connections are efficient from a material standpoint. For an allbolted double-angle connection, typically there are two
lines of bolts on the supporting side (one bolt line on each
outstanding leg) and one line of bolts on the supported side.
The number of bolt rows is usually common to both sides.
The two bolt lines on the supporting side are in single shear
and the one bolt line one the supported side is in double
shear. Although the supported side may have half as many
bolts, they are in double shear. Often the strength based on
bolt shear alone is the same on either ply of the doubleangle. The same general idea is also applicable for allwelded double-angle connections. Welds on the supporting
side (referred to in the AISC Manual as Weld B) are typically placed along each toe of the outstanding legs of the
angle with a return at the top. Welds on the supported side
(referred to in the AISC Manual as Weld A) are typically
placed along the toe and/or across the top and bottom edges
of both in-plane angle legs. Minimum tabulated thickness
in the manual for welding assumes E70 electrodes and are
based on matching shear rupture strength of the weld with
the shear rupture strength of the base metal. If less than the
tabulated thickness is provided the tabulated weld values
must be reduced by the ratio of thickness provided to thickness required. Thus, longer yet smaller welds are better
suited, as larger welds provide no strength advantage once
the limiting thickness has been reached.
To facilitate erection the connection may have short slotted holes and/or a detailed length such that the overall member length is slightly shorter than the span with shims
provided to fill any gap. If the angles are shop attached to
the face of the supporting column, then the supported beam
will be erected in a knifed manner where the bottom flange
of the supported beam is coped allowing it to be lowered
into position between the in-plane angle legs.