Adjustable bolted steel plate connection
AssigneesUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac, HNTB Corporation
InventorsAshley P. Thrall, Evan J. Gerbo, Theodore P. Zoli, III
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AssigneesUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac, HNTB Corporation
InventorsAshley P. Thrall, Evan J. Gerbo, Theodore P. Zoli, III
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An adjustable structural connection can be used to join steel structural elements at a range of angles and is capable of adjusting in situ to accommodate additional angles or tolerances through cold bending. Pre-bent plate or plates may be loosely fitted around steel structural elements, such that holes in the plates align with holes of the steel structural elements. Placing bolts through the aligned holes and tightening those bolts can be used to cold bend the plate or plates and conform the angle of the pre-bent plates to a different angle defined by an apex joint of two steel structural elements. Specific tightening procedures may be employed.
An adjustable structural connection comprising:
An adjustable structural connection assembly comprising:
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