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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

The parameters listed below can be defined for detailed specifications of the Bolted Field Splice’s web. For a visual representation of each parameter, please refer to the figure below.

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):

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Top Flange Splice

The parameters listed below can be defined for detailed definitions specifications of the Bolted Field Splice’s web.

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Top Flange Splice

top flange. For a visual representation of each parameter, please refer to the figure below.

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):

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Bottom Flange Splice

The parameters listed below can be defined for detailed definitions specifications of the Bolted Field Splice’s top flange splice.

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Bottom Flange Splice

bottom flange. For a visual representation of each parameter, please refer to the figure below.

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.

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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.