Quiz: HSS Shear Connections | Steel Tube Institute

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An effective weld length must be calculated when connecting transversely across the face of an HSS due to the wall’s variation in stiffness.*

True
False

Typical single plate shear tabs connected along the length of an HSS column may subject the column to which local limit state:*

Local yielding of branch member
Sidewall failure
Shear yielding (punching)
Implosion

Matched connections are more economical than stepped connections because they require fillet welds only.*

True
False

Design references to check HSS shear connections include:*

The Steel Tube Institute’s Limit State Tables
Connection software programs
HSS Connex
All of the above

Which shear connection type is typically the most economical to fabricate:*

Single plate
Through plate
Double angle
WT

Which shear connection type is roughly the most expensive to fabricate:*

Single plate
Through plate
Double angle
WT

For a plate-to-HSS connection, which of the following nomenclature best describes a single plate or shear tab welded to the face of an HSS column?*

Longitudinal Plate
Through-Plate
Transverse Plate
Stiffened Longitudinal Plate

Local buckling of sidewalls is a limit state that does not need to be checked in single plate connections to WF columns under shear only (no axial).*

True
False

For HSS shear connection design checks, as with all HSS design checks, the design wall thickness of A500 members is taken as 0.93 times the nominal wall thickness.*

True
False

Which of the following is good to be aware of when choosing connection software to design shear connections?*

Which HSS shapes, if any, are included?
What connection types to HSS supporting members are offered?
Can axial loads be considered?
Are HSS local limit states checked?
All of the above

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