HSS Reference Guide No. 3: HSS Column/Chord Splice Connections
Design Manuals/Design Guides
STI HSS Design Manual, Volume 4: Truss and Bracing Connections
- Section titled 4-1.11 BOLTED TRUSS SPLICES starting on pp. 4-1.71 provides details and design considerations for truss chord or column bolted splice connections.
- Section titled 4-1.11.E BOLTED SPLICE EXAMPLES starting on pp. 4-1.78 provide examples for HSS Tension Splices using Gusset Plates.
- Section titled 4-1.11.F END PLATE EXAMPLES starting on pp. 4-1.96 provide examples for HSS Tension Splices using End Plates.
- Section titled 4-1.13 WELDED TRUSS SPLICES starting on pp. 4-1.115 provides details and design considerations for truss chord or column welded splice connections.
AISC 360-22 Specification and 16th Ed. Steel Construction Manual
- Specification 360-22, Section J10 and K for limit states to consider
- 16th Ed. Steel Construction Manual, Part 14, “COLUMN SPLICES” starting on pp. 14-12
- Table 14-3, Cases X, XI, and XII
AISC Design Guide 24: Hollow Structural Section Connections (Second Edition)
By Jeffrey A. Packer and Kimberley Olson, 2024
- Chapter 7, Tension and Compression Connections
- Chapter 9, HSS-to-HSS Truss Connections
Companion to the AISC 16th Ed. Steel Construction Manual, Volume 1: Design Examples, Version 16.0
Example K.10 Rectangular HSS Strut End Plate
CIDECT Design Guide 3 for Rectangular Hollow Section (RHS) Joints Under Predominantly Static Loading
By J.A. Packer, J. Wardenier, X.-L. Zhao, G.J. van der Vegte, Y. Kurobane, 2004
Chapter 8, Bolted Joints
CIDECT Design Guide 9 for Structural Hollow Section Column Connections
By Y. Kurobane, J.A. Packer, J. Wardenier, N. Yeomans, 2004
Chapter 11, Column Splices
Hollow Structural Section Connections and Trusses, A Design Guide
By Jeffrey A. Packer and J.E. Henderson, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, 1997
- Chapter 7, Bolted HSS Connections
- Chapter 8.2, Welding and Inspection
- Chapter 13, Standard Truss Examples
Articles
STI Articles
HSS Splices
By Jeffrey A. Packer, Steel Tube Institute, July 2016
HSS Column Splices
By Mike Manor, Steel Tube Institute, January 2018
Round HSS End-Plate Connections Under Axial Tension Loading
By Jeffrey A. Packer, Steel Tube Institute, HSS Insider, no. 16, January 2023
Round HSS Bolted End-Plate Connections Under Bending Moment
By Jeffrey A. Packer, Steel Tube Institute, HSS Insider, no. 21, August 2023
Hidden Bolted HSS Splices
By Jeffrey A. Packer, Steel Tube Institute, December 2018
New Concepts for Bolted HSS Column Splices
By Jeffrey A. Packer, Steel Tube Institute, HSS Insider, no. 14, October 2022
Novel Bolted HSS Splice Connection
By Jeffrey A. Packer, Steel Tube Institute, February 2013
Expert Tips for Cost-Effective HSS Specification and Fabrication
By Mike Manor and Cathleen Jacinto, Steel Tube Institute, HSS Insider, no. 18, April 2023
Article includes a section on HSS Column Splices and Welding to HSS.
Welding of Hollow Structural Sections
By Jeffrey A. Packer, Steel Tube Institute, March/April 2012
Design of Fillet Welds to Rectangular HSS
By Jeffrey A. Packer, Steel Tube Institute, June 2015
Full-Capacity Welds: CJP vs. Fillet vs. Fillet-Reinforced PJP
By Jeffrey A. Packer, Steel Tube Institute, HSS Insider, no. 31, December 2024
By Sylvie Boulanger, Carol Drucker, Lawrence F. Kruth, Duane K. Miller, Terri Meyer Boake, Modern Steel Construction, March 2016, pp. 48-51
By Mike Manor and Cathleen Jacinto, Structure, February 2024, pp. 54-57
STI Interviews
Expert Reactions to the Directionality Increase for Fillet Welds to HSS
Interview with Jeffrey A. Packer, Steel Tube Institute, HSS Insider, no. 1, July 2020
Meeting in the Middle: Understanding the Sales and Engineering Sides of Bolted HSS Column Splices
Interview with Brad Fletcher, Steel Tube Institute, HSS Insider, no. 14, October 2022
All About the New Cast Steel Insert From Bull Moose Tube
Interview with Mark Abernathy, Steel Tube Institute, HSS Insider, no. 14, October 2022
Insights from a Steel Fabricator: Overcoming Fabrication Challenges through Communication, Technology, and Experience
Interview with Jesse Bessmer, Metal Works, Steel Tube Institute, HSS Insider, no. 18, April 2023
The peer article offers insight from a fabricator on CJP column splices.
Recorded Webinars
By Kim Olson, Steel Tube Institute, October 2020
How to Splice Your Slice or Plate It
By Beth Suminski, Steel Tube Institute, April 2024
HSS Connections: Splices, Bases & Braces
By Kim Olson, Steel Tube Institute, December 2016
By Carol Drucker, Sylvie Boulanger, Larry Kruth, Duane Miller, Terri Meyer Boake, AISC NASCC Proceeding, April 2016
Software/Design Tools
Offers HSS Beam and Column/Chord Splices: Bolted End Plate Connection for square, rectangular, and round HSS
Offers finite element analysis for any HSS connection type and loading
HSS Truss Chord Splice: Bolted End Tee Connection for square, rectangular, and round HSS under compression and tension loading. Select Plate-to-HSS Connection type and Cap Plate connections.
HSS Column Splice: Field Welded Connection for Square/Rectangular HSS
Research Papers
Design Recommendations for Bolted Rectangular HSS Flange-Plate Connections in Axial Tension
By S. Willibald, Jeffrey A. Packer, and R.S. Puthli, Engineering Journal, American Institute of Steel Construction, Vol. 40, pp. 15-24, 2003, Quarter 1
By William A. Thornton, Engineering Journal, American Institute of Steel Construction, Vol. 54, pp. 141-154, 2017, Quarter 3
Bolted CHS Flange-Plate Connections Under Bending
By Augusto Fidalgo and Jeffrey A. Packer, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Volume 149, Issue 6, April 2023
Evaluation of Bolted CHS Flange-Plate connections Under Axial Tension
By Augusto Fidalgo and Jeffrey A. Packer, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Volume 196, September 2022
By Andrew Wheeler, Murray Clarke, Gregory J. Hancock, University of Sydney , Department of Civil Engineering Research, Report No. R827 March 2023