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03.B - Column and Beam Bear on Column at Custom Standoff

Column and Beam Bear on Column at Custom Standoff

Mass timber beam with fabricated hole for standoff bears on column below. Column above bears on custom-fabricated steel connection. Custom standoff consists of upper bearing plate welded to an alignment guide and a lower bearing plate welded to a standoff. Upper and lower bearing plates are fastened to columns with epoxied threaded rods or partially-threaded screws. Alignment guide is fastened to standoff with dowel-type fasteners.

Purpose: Transfer of vertical load from beam and column above to column below.

Design Notes

  • Capacity of connection is dependent on perpendicular-to-grain bearing capacity of beam at bearing plate or parallel-to-grain bearing capacity of column at bearing plate.
  • Constructability can be affected by the need for temporary bracing of column.
  • Steel connection assembly pieces are pre-installed on columns.
  • Deck not shown for clarity. Beam may require bracing for lateral-torsional buckling.
Class
Class 2
Load
Load Medium
Cost
Cost $$$
Const.
Constructability Advanced
Fire
Fire Rating II

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Column and Beam Bear on Column at Custom Standoff

Mass timber beam with fabricated hole for standoff bears on column below. Column above bears on custom-fabricated steel connection. Custom standoff consists of upper bearing plate welded to an alignment guide and a lower bearing plate welded to a standoff. Upper and lower bearing plates are fastened to columns with epoxied threaded rods or partially-threaded screws. Alignment guide is fastened to standoff with dowel-type fasteners.
03.B - Column and Beam Bear on Column at Custom Standoff