| Critical Parameter |
CONNECTION
SYSTEM |
| SidePlate™ |
RBS (‘Dogbone’) |
| Beams |
|
|
| Depth range |
Unlimited |
W36 |
| Weight range |
Unlimited |
300 lbs/ft |
| Flange
thickness range |
Unlimited |
1-3/4” max |
| |
| Columns |
|
|
| Wide flange depth range |
Unlimited |
W12, W14**; |
| Deeper columns are not prequalified |
| Wide flange panel zone strength |
No Limitation |
Requires simultaneous balancing of mechanisms |
| Wide flange k-line vulnerability |
Eliminated |
Vulnerable |
| Tube
steel & box columns |
Prequalified |
Not Prequalified |
| |
| Beam-to-Column
Connection |
|
|
| Weld type |
Shop Fillet |
Field CJP |
| Weld backing bar & runoff tab |
Not Applicable |
Remove, Back gouge & provide reinforcing fillet |
| Weld inspection |
Shop Visual |
Shop & Field U.T. |
| Weld access hole |
Not Applicable |
Can affect performance |
| Through-thickness concerns |
Eliminated |
Reduced |
| Column kinking concerns |
Eliminated |
Unaddressed for deeper column |
| Biaxial dual strong axis |
Cruciform Columns |
None |
| Common-Joint
Braced Dual Systems |
Unlimited; SCBF+SMRF, EBF+SMRF |
Unaddressed |
| |
| Documented Independent Scrutiny &
Prequalification |
|
|
| Reviewing agency |
ICBO ER-5366; COLA RR 25393; LACO-TAP |
None; No endorsement from SEAOC Tech. Committees |
| Prequalification range |
Unlimited |
None |
|
| |
| Bomb Blast “missing column” scenario |
|
|
| Wide flange, tube steel, box and biaxial dual
strong axis columns |
Ideally suited; Unlimited Application |
Fundamentally vulnerable; |
| No Application |
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