RISA | Defining Connections: Beam to Girder Connections

Member Configuration

The connection rule must be applied at the end of the beam (not the continuous girder).

Available Connection Types

Beam Shear Connections Only: (Shear tab, Clip angle, End plate)

• Single Clip Angle (One Side) Shear Connection

• Double Clip Angle (One Side) Shear Connection

• Double Clip Angle (Two-Sided) Shear Connection

• End Plate Shear Connection

• Shear Tab Shear Connection

Specific Connection Requirements

• Girders may only be Wide Flanges.

• Beams may be Wide Flanges. Tapered Wide Flanges or Channels (except for end plate shear)

• Double-sided connections available for clip angle shear connections into the girder web.

• Skewed connections available for Shear Tab (maximum beam skew angle is 45 degrees)

Individual Connections

To learn more about the process of defining connections in RISA-3D or to review information about other connection types, check out the main article in this series (link below):

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