Question

Which of the following is correct regarding splice plates used for beam splices?

(a) plates on the flange should be designed to do the work of the web and plates on the web should be designed to do the work of the flange

(b) plates on the flange should be designed to do the work of the web and plates on the web should be designed to do the work of the web

(c) plates on the flange should be designed to do the work of the flange and plates on the web should be designed to do the work of the flange

(d) plates on the flange should be designed to do the work of the flange and plates on the web should be designed to do the work of the web

I had been asked this question during an interview for a job.

My question is taken from Beam and Column Splices topic in portion Bolted Connections of Design of Steel Structures

Answer 1

Correct option is (d) plates on the flange should be designed to do the work of the flange and plates on the web should be designed to do the work of the web

Easy explanation: For beam splices, each element of the splice is designed to do the work the sections underlying the splice plates could do, if uncut. Plates on the flange should be designed to do the work of the flange and plates on the web should be designed to do the work of the web.