Designing Connections with

RAM Connection and STAAD.Pro

Understanding the Connection Design Workflow

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 Connection Families

BCF: Beam-Column Flange CS: Column Splice CVR:

BCW: Beam-Column Web CC: Column Cap VXB: Vertical X Brace

BG: Beam-Girder CBB: Column-Beam-Brace CB: Column Base

BS: Beam Splice

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 Beam-Column Flange Shear Connections

Clip Angle (DA) Stiffened Seated (SS) Standard Tee (ST)

Single Plate (SP) Unstiffened Seated (US) Bent Plate (BP)

End Plate (EP) Through Plate (TP)

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 Beam-Column Flange Moment/Combined Connections

Directly Welded (DW) Moment Angles (MA) Moment End Plate (MEP)
Moment Connection Moment Connection Combined Connection

Flange Plate (FP) Moment Tee (MT) Moment End Plate Knee
Moment Connection Moment Connection Combined Connection

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 Beam-Column Web Shear Connections

Clip Angle (DA) Stiffened Seated (SS) Standard Tee (ST)

Single Plate (SP) Unstiffened Seated (US) Bent Plate (BP)

End Plate (EP) Through Plate (TP)

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 Beam-Column Web Moment/Combined Connections

Directly Welded (DW) Flange Plate (FP)

Moment Connection Moment Connection

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 Beam-Girder Connections

Clip Angle (DA) Shear End Plate (EP) Single Plate (SP)
Shear Connection Shear Connection Shear Connection

Standard Tee (ST) Bent Plate (BP) Flange Plate (FP)

Shear Connection Shear Connection Moment Connection

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 Gusset Connections

Column-Beam-Brace
(CBB) Chevron Brace (CVR) Vertical X Brace (VXB)

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 Base Plate Connections

Pinned Base Plate Fixed Base Plate Gusset Base Plate

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 Beam Splice and Column Splice Connections

Beam Splices

Single Plate (SP) Flange Plate (FP) Moment End Plate (MEP)
Shear Connection Moment Connection Combined Connection
Column Splices

Single Plate (SP) Flange Plate (FP)

Shear Connection Moment Connection

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