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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: Station along the PGL.

Gap Between Girders: 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: The thickness of the weld joining the web and flange. (It affects the inner plate width.)

Web Weld Clearance: 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):

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:

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:

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.