Prequalification by Nationally Recognized Authorities

SidePlate® steel frame technology offers the only moment connection system to achieve:

Unlimited prequalification without additional testing by ICC-ES (ESR-1275) and the City of Los Angeles (Research Report No. 25393)
Prequalification without additional testing by Los Angeles County Technical Advisory Panel (LACO-TAP SMRF Bulletin No. 3)
OSHPD “Acceptance for Plan Review”, for Hospital Design in California, for any practicable combination of member sizes through a maximum beam size of W40x297.
Highlighted in FEMA 350 and FEMA 351.
Highlighted in the GSA’s Progressive Collapse Analysis and Design Guidelines for New Federal Office Buildings and Major Modernization Projects, June 2003

SidePlate's unprecedented prequalification includes both uniaxial and biaxial dual-strong axis applications, and any combinations of wide flange, tube steel and built-up box shapes.

Nothing else comes close!

SidePlate™ has also been selected for use on projects in multiple states from many city, county, state and federal jurisdictions, including: OSHPD, DSA, GSA, FAA, U.S. Navy and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Some of the factors that have contributed to SidePlate's unrivaled technical pedigree and its adoption by leading architects and structural engineers include:

Independent full-scale cyclic testing of its prototype uniaxial (SureFrame™) and its biaxial dual-strong axis (SureFrame2™) connection systems at the world-famous Charles Lee Powell Structural Research Laboratories, University of California at San Diego
Independent corroborative non-linear prototype analyses
Extensive finite-element non-linear parametric analyses and flange compactness studies
Effective and complete design controls and procedure, including state-of-the-practice automated connection design software for design consistency and project responsiveness
Simple, proven and complete fabrication and erection sequences
Extensive independent scrutiny by the Los Angeles County Technical Advisory Panel (LACO-TAP) on SMRF connection systems, composed of industry recognized engineers and world-renowned researchers.
SidePlate's project-specific connection designs and construction support services are performed by its experienced licensed Structural Engineers