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03.B - Multiple Beams Bear on Combined Bearing Plate & Beam Hanger

Multiple Beams Bear on Combined Bearing Plate & Beam Hanger

Beams bear on custom-fabricated steel connector that provides bearing onto member below. The member below may be a column or girder. Steel connector is connected to the wood members with screws or dowel connectors.

Purpose: Transfer of vertical loads from beams to column or girder.

Design Notes

  • Connection shows one option only; there are many variations of this connection where beams are supported by a combined custom column cap and beam hanger.
  • Capacity of connection is dependent on perpendicular-to-grain capacity of beam and parallel-to-grain capacity of the column below.
  • Column may be present above connection.
  • Consider differential shrinkage of different elements in this connection.
  • Deck not shown for clarity. Beam may require bracing for lateral-torsional buckling.

Other applications:

  • Mass timber beam support at face of mass timber wall panel.
Class
Class 2
Load
Load High
Cost
Cost $$$
Const.
Constructability Moderate
Fire
Fire Rating III

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Multiple Beams Bear on Combined Bearing Plate & Beam Hanger

Beams bear on custom-fabricated steel connector that provides bearing onto member below. The member below may be a column or girder. Steel connector is connected to the wood members with screws or dowel connectors.
03.B - Multiple Beams Bear on Combined Bearing Plate & Beam Hanger