In direct end bearing arrangement for column splices,
(a) load is transferred through splices
(b) splices are designed only to resist accidental tension
(c) bending moment is transferred through splices
(d) splices are designed only to resist bending moment
This question was posed to me during an interview for a job.
My question is based upon Beam and Column Splices topic in chapter Bolted Connections of Design of Steel Structures