Category: Steel Detailing Blog

This page show cases some of the projects Tek1 has completed

  • Detailing cleats to connect to beams

    Detailing cleats to connect to beams.

    The main principle is the work points of the beam to the column must intersect. To achieve this the cleat should be offset to onside by half the Beam web thickness. This is usually done when you layout the main members. Make sure the layout is good

    Here is a drawing to a shop detail which shows offsetting of the cleat to beam or column center line. Please note that the beam centerline and column center line should be matching. For US Fin plate the bolt distance is 2-3/4″ from the face of Beam/Column. For Australian situation, it will 55mm

  • Bevel Cutting Beam End for Fabrication

    How to Detail bevel cut Beam Ends for Fabrication

    Given here is an image of how do the bevel cut in a beam to beam shear plate connection where the beam does not connect perpendicular. There is no benefit in creating full width bevel cut since it will only add material. All you have to do is remove the clashing bit

     

  • Skew Cutting Col end to match Inclined End Plate

    How to detail Column end when end plates are skewed

    Here is a picture of an included end plate. Fabricators and easily weld and fill up upto 2mm. Hence there is no need to skew cut end plate. Will save a heap of time and cost in the fabrication shop.

     

  • How to add markup to Tekla BIMSight Model

    Key Points (BimSight is now dead)

    1. Select Plane
    2. Add Markup
    3. Add Note
    4. Make the note Public