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The bolted field splice has no direct impact on the finite element model and is only used for design and 3D visualization purposes.

Girder

Girder: The girder to which the splice plate belongs.

Station [ft]: Station along the PGL.

Gap Between Girders [in]: It represents the gap between the girders connected by the splice plate. It has no effect in 3D. If there is a geometric difference between the girders at the splice plate's connection point (e.g., flange thickness, flange width), it is recommended to enter a non-zero value for this parameter.

Web Weld Size [in]: The thickness of the weld joining the web and flange. (It affects the inner plate width.)

Web Weld Clearance [in]: Web weld clearance refers to the gap between the web of a steel beam and the surface of an adjoining steel plate or member before welding. (It affects the inner plate width.)

Web Splice

Plate Thickness , :

# of Bolts (Horizontal), :

# of Bolts (Vertical), :

Bolt Spacing (Horizontal), :

Bolt Spacing (Vertical), :

Bolt Spacing @ Center, :

Bolt Edge Distance (Horizontal), :

Bolt Edge Distance (Vertical), and :

Plate Material:

Splice Width (readonly):

Splice Height (readonly):

parameters can be defined for detailed definitions of Bolted Field Splice’s web.

Top Flange Splice

Inner Plate Thickness,:

Outer Plate Thickness,:

# of Bolts (Longitudinal),:

# of Bolts (Transverse),:

Bolt Spacing (Longitudinal),:

Bolt Spacing (Transverse),:

Bolt Spacing @ Center (Longitudinal),:

Bolt Spacing @ Center (Transverse),:

Bolt Edge Distance (Longitudinal),:

Bolt Edge Distance (Transverse),Plate Material :

Plate Material:

Splice Length (readonly):

Inner Splice Width (readonly):

Outer Splice Width (readonly):

parameters can be defined for detailed definitions of Bolted Field Splice’s top flange splice.

Bottom Flange Splice

Inner Plate Thickness,:

Outer Plate Thickness,:

# of Bolts (Longitudinal),:

# of Bolts (Transverse),:

Bolt Spacing (Longitudinal),:

Bolt Spacing (Transverse),:

Bolt Spacing @ Center (Longitudinal),:

Bolt Spacing @ Center (Transverse),:

Bolt Edge Distance (Longitudinal),:

Bolt Edge Distance (Transverse),Plate Material :

Plate Material:

Splice Length (readonly):

Inner Splice Width (readonly):

Outer Splice Width (readonly):

parameters can be defined for detailed definitions of Bolted Field Splice’s bottom flange splice.

Bolts

Web Bolt Property: Choose the bolt that will be utilized for the web.

Flange Bolt Property: Choose the bolt that will be utilized for both the top and bottom flanges.

Show Bolts (Detailing) [YES/NO]:To display bolts on the 3D view, the detailing option must be turned on with show bolts=yes. However, enabling this option increases the triangulation number, leading to slower performance. To reduce compile time, disabling the detailing option can be helpful.