Posted by Manuel Oliveros on January 08, 2002 at 11:38:48:In Reply to: SurePlate steel building connections WTC?? posted by JWmHarmon on January 08, 2002 at 10:45:35:
Skyscraper experience I have not, but comment...
The fact of being prequalified, more if the first after the Northridge mess on joint design for moment reisting frames should mean it is seen one of the obvious possibilities of getting sound joints against earthquakes.
The design is also consistent with lots of redundancy at the connections, which is general experience to lead to the safest and more longstanding buildings.
3d, just a voice on that... things like this shouldn't be permitted be patented. I understand the need of patent offices pushing their own need, but simply, out of wit lots of engineers and architects have been doing joints as complete as this and even more for their own buildings since steel design began. If it can be made of extant shapes and plates, plus weld or bolt, shouldn't be patentable, and point. Maybe spcial castings...but not these things.
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